Assembling body "II": VW Phaeton
Step-by-step assembling body "II" for the VW Phaeton: 14 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Phaeton (3D)
📋 Procedure
- Set O-ring (2) on clutch "“A”"(item 1) with petroleum jelly (e.g. Vaseline). Use petroleum jelly (e.g. Vaseline) only. Other types of lubricant will cause the gearbox hydraulics to malfunction.
- Push clutch "“B”"(item 2) onto clutch "“A”"(item 1) to stop.
- Turn over clutches "“A/B”" and set them in support T10283.
- Fit needle thrust bearing (2) on clutch "“A/B”".
- Align plates of clutch "“A”" vertically using, e.g. measuring tip of a caliper gauge.
- Fit inner plate carrier "“A”""“item 2”" into plate set of clutch (A) with short lifting and turning motions.
- Check that all the plates have meshed by lifting and dropping inner plate carrier "“A”" a few millimetres.
- Lightly coat needle thrust bearing (2) on flat side with petroleum jelly (Vaseline). Use petroleum jelly (e.g. Vaseline) only. Other types of lubricant will cause the gearbox hydraulics to malfunction.
- Stick needle thrust bearing to back of inner plate carrier "“B”"(item 1).
- Align plates of clutch "“B”" vertically using, e.g. measuring tip of a caliper gauge.
- Turn inner plate carrier "“B”"(item 2) and insert in plate set of clutch "“B”" with short lifting and turning motions.
- Check that all the plates have meshed by lifting and dropping inner plate carrier "“A”" a few millimetres.
- Set inner plate carrier "“C”"(item 2) in place on clutch "“A/B”"(item 1).
- Insert retaining ring (arrow).
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- Dismantling and assembling heater unit -D3W-
- Removing and installing gear selector rod and gate selector rod
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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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