Clutch Assembly: Installation
- Install flywheel and Flywheel Holder (T74P-6375-A). Install clutch disc with flat side toward flywheel. Position clutch disc and align flywheel dowel pins into pressure plate guide holes. Remove old sealant from flywheel bolt threads. Using Bearing Mount Sealant (EOAZ-19554-BA), reseal bolt threads. If old sealant cannot be removed, install new bolts. Start pressure plate bolts, but do not tighten to flywheel. Install Clutch Plate Aligner (T74P-7137-K).
- With clutch aligned, tighten pressure plate bolts in a crisscross sequence until just seated. Tighten pressure plate bolts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
table. Remove clutch aligner.
- Clean and apply a thin coating of clutch grease to splines of input shaft. Clean pressure plate and flywheel surface with alcohol-based solvent. Using emery cloth, remove minor imperfections. Before installing transaxle, lubricate outside diameter of transaxle front bearing retainer, inside of release bearing, clutch release fork fingers and contact surface of release shaft. Install NEW transaxle drain plug washer.
- To complete installation, reverse removal procedure. Install NEW circlips on ends of axle shafts and NEW nut and bolt when attaching lower control arm ball joint to steering knuckle. Install front axle bearing bracket in sequence. See Fig 3
. Bleed clutch hydraulic system. See HYDRAULIC SYSTEM BLEEDING
under BLEEDING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.