centering clutch without pilot tool? I think I did it...

[curtv@eudoramail.com (Curt Voss)]

I've never used a centering tool... if the driven shaft will go into the clutch disc, you're fine. I always just hand-tighten three bolts (every other one) just enough to hold the disc from slipping and loose enough that I can move it by prying with a screwdriver, then center it by eyeballing the gap around the edge. If you want to get really high-tech, put in all 6 bolts and tie a piece of string across each opposite pair so the 3 strings cross in the center, then center on that.


On Wed, 26 Jun 2002 10:12:06   Robbie Cotner wrote:
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>Ok, I don't have time to wait for my $0.96 pilot tool to arrive this friday, so I came up with this idea of centering the clutch.  I put 6 bolts loosely on the flywheel(which I finally figured out for those that read my earlier question), so that the clutch could still move around.  I then bolted the tranny up to the engine, and tightened the 6 bolts through the starter hole.  I then removed the tranny, but in checking with my dial caliper it is still slightly off.  Almost to the point where it is noticeable with the naked eye.  However, the tranny DID go on, so is this slight offset permissible?  Any other ways anyone knows of for centering the clutch?  I do have a "universal" centering tool that fits in the splines, but ofcourse the VW flywheel is something far from universal....
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>thanks in advance,
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>Rob
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