Note: When replacing the clutch release bearing due to noise, check the condition of the drive disc pressure spring petals. If the ends of the petals are heavily worn where they contact the bearing, replace the drive disc assembly.
The clutch release bearing A is a single unit with the clutch release drive slave cylinder B, secured with three bolts to the inner wall of the clutch housing B.
You will need: a 10 mm wrench for the pipeline fastening nuts, a 5 mm Allen key.
1. Remove the gearbox (see "Removal and installation of a manual gearbox"), unless it was removed for clutch repair.
2. Unscrew the nut securing the intermediate pipe of the clutch release hydraulic drive to the working cylinder.
3. Remove the three bolts securing the slave cylinder to the clutch housing...
4. ...and remove the cylinder assembly with the clutch release bearing from the clutch housing.
5. If it is necessary to replace the working cylinder seal, use a screwdriver to remove the seal from the working cylinder housing.
6. Lubricate the working edge of the oil seal with transmission oil and press it into the working cylinder body using a mandrel of a suitable diameter, orienting it so that when installing the cylinder, the working edge of the oil seal is directed towards the gearbox.
7. Install the parts in the reverse order of removal.
Note: Before installation, check the new bearing. It should rotate easily, without jamming or noise, and have no play.
8. Install the clutch release drive slave cylinder assembly with the bearing in the reverse order of removal. Tighten the slave cylinder mounting bolts to the clutch housing to 7 Nm.
9. Install the gearbox (see "Removal and installation of a manual gearbox").
10. Remove air from the clutch release hydraulic drive (see "Bleeding the clutch release hydraulic drive").
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