Clutch Assembly (08.01); Specifications; Maintenance; Clutch And Flywheel Assembly-Renew - Aston Martin V8 Vantage Workshop Manual

Clutch Assembly (08.01)

Clutch (08.00)
Clutch Assembly (08.01)
Description
The clutch assembly consists of a balanced flywheel, a clutch
driven plate and a clutch cover.
The clutch is a single plate, diaphragm spring type assembly.
A concentric clutch slave cylinder is mounted around the
first motion shaft in the torque tube bell housing.
The clutch master cylinder is mounted on the engine
bulkhead and is operated directly by the clutch pedal.
A hydraulic connection from the master cylinder feeds
pressurised fluid to the slave cylinder. The slave cylinder has
an extension tube and bleed nipple extending from the left
side of the bell housing for bleeding the system after any
major work.

Specifications

Clutch Fluid
Castrol/Girling Universal Brake and Clutch fluid.
Clutch Assembly
Clutch and flywheel are separately balanced.
Clutch Plate
Single 267mm driven plate.
Torque Figures
Description
Flywheel Bolts
Tighten the bolts in sequence. Loosen
the bolts and then torque, in even
stages, in the same sequence.
Clutch Bolts
Tighten x6 equally-spaced bolts, in-
turn, to pull-down the clutch evenly.
Then torque all bolts in sequence.
Starter Motor Bolts

Maintenance

Clutch and Flywheel Assembly-Renew

Repair Operation Time (ROT)
Item
Removal
1. Disconnect vehicle battery.
2. Raise vehicle on ramp.
3. Remove torque tube assembly (see Workshop Manual
procedure 05.01.CA Torque Tube Remove for Access
and Refit).
4. Remove bolts (x2) from inspection cover to lower
crankcase and remove cover.
8-1-2
5. Install special tool SKAM14546 OT to restrain flywheel
and install and tighten bolts (x2) (see Fig. 1).
6. Remove bolts (x6) from clutch cover to flywheel (see Fig.
2).
Nm lb/ft
100 - 74-
120 88.5
65-75 48-55
42.5- 31.5-
7. Release clutch cover from dowels, remove cover and
57.5 42.5
collect drive plate.
8. Remove bolts (x8) from flywheel to crankshaft and
discard bolts (see Fig. 3).
Code
08.00.AA
9. Remove bolts (x2) and collect special tool SKAM14546
OTC.
10. Release flywheel from dowels and remove flywheel.
Workshop Manual
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
October 2005