Clutch job

[Max Hoepli]

As far as I know my Audi Type 44 Quattro with turbo still has original
clutch pressure plate and friction plate at 285,000 km.

Max



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Giannandrea" <david.giannandrea at sbcglobal.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: 08, July 2006 04:25
Subject: RE: Clutch job


>
> You can just replace the TO Bearing without disturbing the clutch.
>
> If you must go deeper, you can center the clutch visually before the
> pressure plate is tightened down. I used a plastic VW centering tool, it's
> too small but it has a stepped section that enters the pilot bearing and a
> splined section that pushes the plate around... good enough. Later, when
you
> are pushing the transmission home, you might need to apply the clutch
pedal
> to allow the clutch plate to float, so that any plate mis-alignment won't
> prevent the trans input shaft from entering the pilot bearing.
>
> As for locking the flywheel, you can probably get the needed tightening
> torque from the compression resistance, else use an appropriate wedge into
> the starter ring.
>
> As for the spline grease, you want one that won't liquefy when heated,
apply
> just enough to leave a coating, not blobs.
>
> As for the useful life of clutch plates, it depends on the driver. If you
> shift with the smoothness of an automatic, I've seen them looking good at
> 200K (when I replaced the T.O. Bearing.)
>
> David
>
>
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