Clutch Slave Cylinder: Service and Repair

Slave Cylinder

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench 5 to 50 Nm (V.A.G 1331)

Removing

- First determine whether a coded radio is installed. In this case, determine anti-theft coding.

- Disconnect battery ground (GND) cable with ignition switched off.

- Disconnect intake air duct - 1 - and connector - 2 - Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor (G70).





- Remove bolts - 3 - and - 4 -.

- Remove complete air filter.

- Remove locking washer - arrow 1 - for shift cable from transmission shift lever - A -.





- Remove locking washer - arrow 2 - for selector cable from actuator lever - B -.

- Remove selector cable and shift cable from pins.

- Remove locking washer - arrow 3 - from actuator lever - B - and remove actuator lever.

- Remove transmission shift lever - A -. To do so, remove nut - arrow 4 -.

- Remove cable bracket from transmission - arrows -.





- Tie up shift cable and selector cable.

- Remove bracket - B - from transmission and disconnect it from hose/line assembly - A -.

- Remove transmission support - arrows A -.





- Lay lint-free cloth under slave cylinder.

- Pull clip for hose/line assembly out of slave cylinder until stop.

- Pull hose/line assembly out of slave cylinder and seal.

- Remove slave cylinder - arrows B -.

• Do not depress clutch pedal.

Installing

Installation is in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Lubricate end of plunger with MoS2 grease.

- Install slave cylinder and tighten bolts - arrows B - to tightening supplications.





- Insert hose/line assembly into slave cylinder until stop.

- To secure hose/line assembly, press in clip until stop.

- Install transmission support - arrows A -.

- After installing slave cylinder, bleed clutch system => [ Clutch System, Bleeding ] Procedures.

- Assembling shift mechanism => [ Shift Mechanism Cable Assembly Overview ] Service and Repair.

- Adjust shift mechanism => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.

- Install complete air filter housing.

- Connect battery and note work steps after connecting battery.

Tightening Specification

Slave cylinder to transmission => [ (Item 13) Hex bolt, 20 Nm ] Removal and Replacement

Transmission support to transmission bracket and transmission:





- Hand-tighten all bolts.

- Tighten bolts to tightening specification.