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Overview - "“K2/K3”" clutch housing — VW

Overview - "“K2/K3”" clutch housing on VW: 11 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.

11 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Golf IV / Bora (1J)

📋 Procedure

  1. Slowly and carefully press down piston cap only far enough that the ring can be removed.
  2. Remove retaining ring.
  3. Remove piston cap and spring.
  4. Drive the two nesting pistons out of clutch housing.
  5. To do this, gently strike a plastic mallet against the upper edge of the clutch housing.
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  1. Carefully press “K2” piston by hand into clutch housing to stop.
  2. Carefully press “K3” piston by hand into “K2” to stop.
  3. Lay spring, piston cap and retaining ring in clutch housing.
  4. Carefully centre piston cap before pressing it down.
  5. Slowly and carefully press down piston cap only far enough that the ring can be installed.
  6. Install retaining ring.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.