Clutch Disc: Service and Repair
Clutch Disc and Pressure Plate - 4.6LClutch Disc and Pressure Plate - 4.6L:
Removal
1. Remove the transmission.
2. CAUTION: Loosen the bolts evenly to prevent damage to the pressure plate.
NOTE: If the pressure plate is to be reused, index-mark the pressure plate to the flywheel.
Remove the 6 pressure plate bolts, then remove the pressure plate and the clutch disc. Discard the pressure plate bolts.
Installation
1. Inspect the flywheel.
2. NOTE: If installing the original pressure plate, align it using the index marks made during removal.
NOTE: Always install new pressure plate bolts.
Using a suitable clutch aligner, position the clutch disc on the flywheel, then install the pressure plate and 6 new pressure plate bolts.
Tighten the pressure plate bolts in 2 stages in a star pattern.
^ Stage 1: Tighten to 45 Nm (33 lb-ft).
^ Stage 2: Tighten an additional 60 degrees.
3. NOTE: Before securing the transmission to the engine, connect the clutch hydraulic tube to the slave cylinder.
Install the transmission.
4. Bleed the clutch hydraulic system.