Removing and installing drive plate with roller bearing: Audi R8

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi R8 (4S, 2015–)

• Opens: refrigerant (A/C)

📋 Procedure

1. ⚠ Danger from escaping pressurised refrigerant.Frostbite on skin and other parts of the body.Extract the refrigerant and then immediately open up the refrigerant circuit.Extract the refrigerant again if more than 10 minutes have passed since the initial extraction and the refrigerant circuit has not been opened up. Renewed evaporation leads to the build-up of pressure in the refrigerant circuit. — Switch off ignition.
2. Discharge refrigerant circuit Air conditioner with refrigerant R134a87Refrigerant circuit (Air conditioner with refrigerant R134a; Refrigerant circuit; Working with the air conditioner service station).
3. Remove air conditioner compressor Removing and installing air conditioner compressor.
4. Detach drive plate from compressor shaft Removing and installing drive plate at air conditioner compressor.
5. Remove circlip (A).

6. Detach drive plate (B). [Note: Renew circlip (A).Clean air conditioner compressor flange before attaching drive plate.When fitting circlip (A), take care not to bend it open more than necessary.Ensure that circlip (A) is fitted correctly. Bevelled side (C) faces away from air conditioner compressor (flat side faces compressor).]
7. Install drive plate (B).
8. Attach drive plate with overload protection Removing and installing drive plate with overload protection.
9. Check concentricity of drive plate again Checking and adjusting concentricity of drive plate with overload protection.
10. Install air conditioner compressor Removing and installing air conditioner compressor.

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