Removing and installing clutch slave cylinder — VW
Removing and installing clutch slave cylinder on VW: 27 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.
📋 Procedure
- Remove complete air filter housing 24Air filter; Removing and installing air filter housing.
- If necessary, remove battery and battery tray Electrical system27Battery; Removing and installing battery.
- Pull locking mechanism of gate selector cable forward as far as stop in (direction of arrow 1) and then lock by turning it to left in (direction of arrow 2).
- Then push relay lever forwards ((direction of arrow 3)).
- Pull off clip (arrow 1) and remove relay lever together with cable end-piece.
- Remove securing clip (arrow 2) for gear selector cable from gearbox selector lever (A).
- Pull gear selector cable off pin.
- Remove gearbox selector lever (A) by removing nut (arrow 3).
- Remove cable support bracket (1) from gearbox (arrows).
- Tie off cables to one side together with cable support bracket.
- Move pipe/hose assembly (2) away from bracket (1).
- Undo bolt (3) and remove bracket.
- Then remove gearbox support (arrow A).
- Remove clutch slave cylinder from gearbox (arrow B).
- Lay a lint-free cloth under clutch slave cylinder. [Note: If a pipe/hose assembly has been fitted, it can be disconnected with the hose clamp3094.]
- Pull clip (1) for pipe/hose assembly out of clutch slave cylinder to stop.
- Pull pipe/hose assembly (2) out of clutch master cylinder and seal it.
- ⚠ Do not operate clutch pedal any more. — Grease plunger head of slave cylinder with grease for clutch plate splinesG 000 100.
- Install clutch slave cylinder and tighten bolts (arrows B) to specified torque.
- Insert pipe/hose assembly into clutch slave cylinder as far as stop.
- Push securing clip into pipe/hose assembly to stop.
- Test pipe/hose assembly by tugging on it.
- Then install gearbox support (arrows A).
- Bleed clutch mechanism after installing clutch slave cylinder .
- If previously removed, install battery and battery tray Electrical system27Battery; Removing and installing battery.
- Install complete air filter housing 24Air filter; Removing and installing air filter housing.
- Connect battery earth strap; follow procedure after connecting battery Electrical system27Battery; Disconnecting and connecting battery.
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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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