Element 2WD L4-2.4L (2003)
Clutch Disc: Service and Repair
Pressure Plate and Clutch Disc Installation
Clutch Disc and Pressure Plate Installation
1. Temporarily install the clutch disc onto the splines of the transmission mainshaft. Make sure the clutch disc slides freely on the mainshaft.
2. Install the ring gear holder.
3. Apply super high temp urea grease (P/N 08798-9002) to the splines (A) of the clutch disc (B), then install the clutch disc using the special tools.
4. Install the pressure plate (A) and the mounting bolts (B) finger-tight.
5. Torque the mounting bolts in a crisscross pattern. Tighten the bolts in several steps to prevent warping the diaphragm spring.
PRESSURE PLATE MOUNTING BOLT TORQUE: 25 Nm (2.6 kgf-cm, 19 ft. lbs.)
6. Remove the special tools.
7. Make sure the diaphragm spring fingers are all the same height.
