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e question outright  --- with not possible to get it wrong.  Like Mark Shep=
herd would do ( he would try to get it wrong)---I did  -  bet you veggioils=
.      I have in front of me  four or five nice clean flywheels and drive-p=
lates. So to analyze, numbers were written on all holes and arrows  you get=
 the drift ---with a black felt pen.  First the lingo (this is for people l=
ike Mike Smith)   there are two pieces bolted together , The flywheel prope=
r (the heavy part) and the sheet metal plate that bolts it to the crankshaf=
t=2E  To get it together with the TDC mark in the wrong place ---entails a =
major mistake.    Not possible with VW proper parts numbers. So the "jobber=
s" knock-off may be the problem. Or a DIY'er got a part from a junkie. On t=
he VW parts you will find two rollpins pushed in to holes in flywheel --the=
y fit in to two holes in driveplate.only two holes fit in plate. --but wait=
 !!!   there are a mass of holes in the plate and slots in rim. 19 holes an=
d 7 notches in rim. Six holes are threaded  (for fastening to flywheel) two=
 holes (small ones) are for roll pins.   The rest ????  hell if I know. So =
hard as I tried I could only find one way, out of six.  One of the rollpins=
 are close to TDC mark. Again for the Mike Smiths   two pistons go up and t=
wo go down at the same time  so to establish TDC on a car with no marking o=
n flywheel (or to check that mark is in the right place) --remove # 1 or #4=
 injector  stick a oil dipstick (the flat type) down to touch the piston , =
piece of cake to "FEEL" the TDC.  Then put a paint-mark on flywheel.(WHITE =
paint half an inch wide) I used a dipstick from a GM V8 diesel.  Very fond =
of using Boolean Logic  it work good for troubleshooting (not smart enough =
to remember Boolean algebra)
Above was done on 1.5L NA    190mm clutch  make " K inc. "  In my hand is a=
 1.6LNA 200 mm clutch   make Fichtel and Sachs, that one has NO extra holes=
 ---just two for roll-pins and the six threaded ones. NO mistake possible .=
because the 6 threaded holes in crankshaft are not equidistant. On these li=
ttle cuties timing is important to the extreme.
So you DIY newbies --study study and study some more.
Yes I got all day to play and I hear my bunny calling Bye.       Hagar.
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