Removing and installing conventional clutch: Audi A3

🧭 Before you start

With the gearbox removed, hold the flywheel with 3067 and slacken the six pressure plate bolts clockwise in 90° steps. Remove the pressure plate and clutch plate; clean the bell housing and flywheel if the clutch has burnt. Fit the correct clutch plate the right way round, centre it with the mandrel, fit the pressure plate onto the dowels, draw it down evenly and tighten to 22 Nm before refitting the gearbox.

Fits: Audi A3 (8L, 1996–2003)

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• Loosen and tighten the six bolts clockwise in 90° steps so the pressure plate is not distorted.
• Select clutch plate and pressure plate by engine code; versions differ.
• Note the installation direction of the clutch plate before fitting it.
• Use mandrel 3190 A, or T10097 for the larger hub, to centre the clutch plate.
• Reverse the counter-hold tool 3067 for tightening, then take all six bolts to 22 Nm.
• If the clutch burnt out, clean bell housing and flywheel thoroughly before fitting new parts.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

🔩 Torque settings

Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.

ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove gearbox .
2. Apply counter-hold tool3067 in order to loosen bolts.
3. Working clockwise, loosen all six bolts consecutively in steps of 90° (1/4 turn) until the pressure plate is released.
4. Take off pressure plate and clutch plate. [Note: Select the correct clutch plate and pressure plate according to engine code: Parts catalogue.If the clutch has burnt out, thoroughly clean the bell housing, flywheel and parts of the engine facing the gearbox in order to prevent odours.Clean input shaft splines and (in the case of a used clutch plate) the hub splines. Remove corrosion and apply only a very thin coating of grease for clutch plate splinesG 000 100 to the splines. Then move clutch plate backwards and forwards on input shaft until hub moves freely on shaft. It is important to remove excess grease.Pressure plates have an anti-corrosion coating and are greased. Only the contact surface may be cleaned, otherwise the service life of the clutch will be considerably reduced.Pressure plate contact surface and clutch plate lining must make full contact with flywheel. Only then insert bolts.]
5. Note correct installation position of clutch plate:

6. Use centring mandrel3190 A to centralise clutch plate.
7. Reverse position of counter-hold tool3067 when installing.
8. Use centring mandrel T10097 to centralise clutch plate with larger hub diameter.
9. Fit pressure plate onto dowel pins.
10. Screw in all 6 bolts evenly by hand until bolt heads make contact with pressure plate.
11. Working clockwise, tighten all six bolts consecutively in steps of 90° (1/4 turn) until the housing makes contact with the flywheel.
12. Working clockwise, tighten all 6 bolts to final torque consecutively.
13. Install gearbox Installing gearbox.

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