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3RD and 4TH Gear Clutch -K3- With Turbine Shaft, Disassembling and Assembling



3rd and 4th gear clutch -K3- with turbine shaft, disassembling and assembling, 01M, 4 Spd. A/T

Special tools and equipment required:





^ VW 401 Thrust plate
^ VW 402 Thrust plate
^ VW 407 Press tool
^ 3292/1 From assembly tool 3292





Note:
^ The clutch should only be disassembled for cleaning or to visually check parts.
^ The clutches -K1- and -K3- are pressed together.
^ Pressing -K1- off -K3-
^ Pressing -K1- onto -K3-

1 - Circlip
^ Different thickness
^ Mark after removing and insert at same point

2 - Thrust plate
^ Install with stepped side facing circlip

3 - Inner plate
4 - Outer plate
5 - Pressure plate
^ Install with peened corrugated washer facing piston

6 - Corrugated washer
^ Peened to pressure plate (item -5-)

7 - Securing ring
^ Removing and installing go to Fig. 1

8 - Piston cap
^ Sealing lips are vulcanized to piston cap
^ Moisten with ATF before installing
^ Turn piston cap slightly when installing
^ When removing and installing press down and fit securing ring (item -7-)

9 - Spring
^ Seat between piston and piston cap

10 - Piston
^ Sealing lips are vulcanized to piston
^ Moisten with ATF before installing
^ Turn piston slightly when installing

11 - Clutch housing with turbine shaft
^ There are two different types
^ Height varies according to number of inner and outer plates

12 - O-ring
^ Always replace
^ Installing go to Fig. 4

13 - Piston ring
^ Check that it is correctly located go to Fig. 2
^ Fitting go to Fig. 3





Fig. 1 Removing and installing circlip (arrow)
- Press down carefully on piston cap until circlip can be installed.





Fig. 2 Checking seating of piston rings
- There is a piston ring installed on the pump shaft inside the clutch housing (arrow).
- Ensure that ends of piston rings are hooked together.





Fig. 3 Fitting and hooking ends of piston ring together
- Place piston ring in groove.
- Hook ends together by pressing sides of ring in and guiding ends over one another.

Note: Do not twist piston ring out of groove on one side.





Fig. 4 Installing O-ring
- Insert O-ring in recess in turbine shaft (arrow).