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Exploded view of "„K2/K3“" clutch housing — AUDI

Exploded view of "„K2/K3“" clutch housing on Audi: 11 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

11 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A3 (8L, 1996–2003)

📋 Procedure

  1. Slowly and carefully press down piston cap just far enough so that the circlip can be removed.
  2. Remove circlip.
  3. Remove piston cap and spring.
  4. Drive the two nesting pistons out of clutch housing.
  5. To do this, gently strike the upper edge of the clutch housing with a plastic hammer.
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  1. Carefully press "„K2“" piston by hand into clutch housing as far as stop.
  2. Carefully press "„K3“" piston by hand into "„K2“" as far as stop.
  3. Fit spring, piston cap and circlip in clutch housing.
  4. Carefully centre piston cap before pressing it down.
  5. Slowly and carefully press down piston cap just far enough so that circlip can be installed.
  6. Fit circlip.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.