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Installation (All Models)

  1. Clean pressure plate and flywheel surface with alcohol-based solvent. Using emery cloth, remove minor imperfections. Install flywheel. Install clutch disc with flat side toward flywheel. Install Clutch Disc Aligner (T74P-7137-K).
  2. Position clutch disc and align flywheel dowel pins into pressure plate guide holes. Start pressure plate bolts, but do not tighten to flywheel. With clutch aligned, tighten pressure plate bolts in crisscross sequence until just seated. Tighten pressure plate bolts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS  .
  3. Remove clutch disc aligner. Clean input shaft and apply thin coating of clutch grease to splines. Before installing transaxle, lubricate outside diameter of transaxle front bearing retainer, inside of release bearing and contact surface of release shaft.
  4. To complete installation, reverse removal procedure. Install NEW circlips on end of axle shafts, and NEW nut and bolt when attaching lower control arm ball joint to steering knuckle. Bleed clutch hydraulic system. See BLEEDING  .
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