E46 S6S 420G clutch — BMW
E46 S6S 420G clutch on BMW: 34 steps, engines S54B32. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for BMW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes M3, |, CSL
- Renewed: oil seals
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- We recommend that the clutch release bearing should always be renewed
- Always renew the concentric slave cylinder
- Do not bring any grease into contact with the clutch plate facing, clutch cover surface or flywheel surface
- Always renew the drive shaft seals
🔧 Engine codes this applies to
📋 Procedure
Preparation and removal
- Before disconnecting the battery cable, check the audio system security code
- We recommend that the clutch release bearing should always be renewed
- Always renew the drive shaft seals
- Use a hexagonal wrench
- Renew the oil seals if necessary
Installation and checks
- Fit the clutch cover
- Note: Always renew the concentric slave cylinder
- Use new bolt(s)
- Remove the locking mechanism
- Remove the alignment tool
- Note: Do not bring any grease into contact with the clutch plate facing, clutch cover surface or flywheel surface
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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