Clutch assembly and release bearing - ’l’ series (page 3 of 3)

12. Check pressure plate for signs of wear or damage. Check for signs of overheating on drive straps (deep yellow to blue colour), renew pressure plate if necessary.

NOTE: Renew a pressure plate which has been accidentally dropped.

13. Using a straight edge and feeler gauges check the surface of the pressure plate for flatness at 4 separate points. Renew pressure plate if warping exceeds service limit.

Pressure plate warping: service limit = 0.18 mm maximum

Refit

1. Clean pressure plate and flywheel, dowels and dowel holes.
2. Inspect flywheel for signs of scoring or other damage. Renew if worn or damaged.
3. Smear clutch drive plate splines with molybdenum disulphide grease.

4. Position drive plate to flywheel with ’FLYWHEEL SIDE’ marking towards flywheel.
5. Fit pressure plate to flywheel ensuring it is located on dowels and fit but do not tighten bolts.
6. Fit alignment tool 18G 1767 and secure to gearbox adapter plate using 3 slave bolts.
7. Tighten centre screw of tool 18G 1767 until clutch is fully depressed.
8. Working in a diagonal sequence, progressively tighten bolts to 26 Nm.
9. Remove slave bolts and alignment tool 18G 1767.
10. Remove flywheel locking pin tool 18G 1523.
11. Clean clutch release fork and release bearing guide sleeve.
12. Smear release fork shaft and bore of release bearing with Molybdenum disulphide grease.
13. Fit release bearing to release fork and slide onto guide sleeve.
14. Operate release lever to ensure that release bearing is correctly located on release fork and slides smoothly on guide sleeve.
15. Fit gearbox assembly. See MANUAL GEARBOX - ’PG1’, Repairs.