LEMON Manuals: Even more car manuals for everyone: 1960-2025
Home >> Ford >> 1997 >> Probe Base, Standard >> Repair and Diagnosis >> Transmission >> Clutch System >> Removal & Installation >> Clutch Assembly >> Installation
April 5, 2026: LEMON Manuals is launched! Read the announcement.

Clutch Assembly: Installation

  1. 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).
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
Fig 1: Exploded View Of Clutch Assembly (Typical)
G95D12529Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Fig 2: Pressure Plate Tightening Sequence
G97C03603Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Fig 3: Front Axle Bearing Bracket Bolts Tightening Sequence
G97E03604Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.