Procedures

Self-Adjusting Pressure Plate Adjusting Ring, New LuK Clutch, Checking and Resetting

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Punch (VW 412)

• Thrust pad (3062)

• The following step applies to clutches made by "LuK"

• Installation of a new pressure plate and new clutch disc is required.

• If previous pressure plate and clutch plate are reinstalled, adjusting ring should not be reset.

• On clutches made by "Sachs", pressure plate cannot be reset.

If you install a new pressure plate and clutch disc, check position of adjusting ring in pressure plate.

• Adjusting ring must be reset to stop

• Springs - arrow - are then pressed together on " block"





Otherwise, clutch contact pressure is reduced and this causes increased clutch plate wear.

If springs are not pressed together on "block", adjusting ring must be reset.

- Insert 3 bolts, M6 x 35 - A - offset 120 degrees (as shown in illustration) into holes in pressure plate.





- B - = spacer, approximately 20 mm high, e.g. socket insert SW 10 for 1/4" drive.

- Install 3 nuts - C - on bolts - A -.

- Place pressure plate on workshop press so that only 3 bolt heads - arrows - touch surface.





- Center thrust pad (3062) on middle of pressure plate.

Do not use excessive force for the following procedure, otherwise the adjusting ring forks may break off

- Position two screwdrivers on adjusting ring pins.





- Press down on pressure plate with press until adjusting ring can just be moved.

- Turn adjusting ring in direction of - arrow - back to limit stop, using even pressure on both screwdrivers.

- Hold adjusting ring against limit stop and release pressure on press so that adjusting ring is held in this position.