clutch question '95 Quattro 90

[George Harris]

I am working on a friend's '95 Quattro 90 V6. 

We have removed the clutch and bolted up the new clutch plate and noticed something I haven't come across before. the plate that is bolted to the flywheel and forms the friction surface closest to the engine will rotate about 10 - 15 degrees in relation to the flywheel after the flywheel is torqued tight. The pressure plate bolts to this surface with the clutch plate in between, so the whole mess will rotate a bit with the drive shaft etc.

What is the purpose of the built in rotation? is it to act as a shock absorber similiar to the springs built into some clutch plates?

Another question about pricing. When we attempted to buy the pilot bearing from the dealer he told us it was an $96.00   WTF? Is he serious? Is that the price normally?

Cheers
George