clutch question '95 90q

[John Larson]

George asked:

<<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.
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If the outer section of the flywheel moves with only minimal effort, the
flywheel is bad.  If it moves only a little, and with substantial force, it
MAY be OK.  We see 'em all the time in 911s and later BMWs.  Better have a
paramedic in attendance when you hear the price!  ..................
$732.94.  There's NO fix other than replacement, as far as I know.  John