Jeep Cherokee 1999 Electronic Service Manual page 1449

21 - 126 TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE
DI SASSEM BLY AN D ASSEM BLY (Cont inue d)
FRONT CLUTCH
DISASSEMBL Y
(1) Rem ove wa ved sn a p r in g a n d r em ove pr essu r e
pla t e, clu t ch pla t es a n d clu t ch discs (F ig. 134).
(2) Com pr ess clu t ch pist on spr in g wit h Com pr essor
Tool C-3575-A (F ig. 135). Be su r e legs of t ool a r e
sea t ed squ a r ely on spr in g r et a in er befor e com pr ess-
in g spr in g.
(3) Rem ove r et a in er sn a p r in g a n d r em ove com -
pr essor t ool.
(4) Rem ove spr in g r et a in er a n d clu t ch spr in g. Not e
posit ion of r et a in er on spr in g for a ssem bly r efer en ce.
(5) Rem ove clu t ch pist on fr om clu t ch r et a in er.
Rem ove pist on by r ot a t in g it u p a n d ou t of r et a in er.
(6) Rem ove sea ls fr om clu t ch pist on a n d clu t ch
r et a in er h u b. Disca r d bot h sea ls a s t h ey a r e n ot r eu s-
a ble.
ASSEMBL Y
(1) Soa k clu t ch discs in t r a n sm ission flu id wh ile
a ssem blin g ot h er clu t ch pa r t s.
(2) In st a ll n ew sea ls on pist on a n d in h u b of
r et a in er. Be su r e lip of ea ch sea l fa ces in t er ior of
clu t ch r et a in er.
(3) Lu br ica t e lips of pist on a n d r et a in er sea ls wit h
liber a l qu a n t it y of Mopa r
Fig. 134 Front Clutch Components
Door E a se, or Ru -Glyde.
Th en lu br ica t e r et a in er h u b, bor e a n d pist on wit h
ligh t coa t of t r a n sm ission flu id.
(4) In st a ll clu t ch pist on in r et a in er (F ig. 136). Use
t wist in g m ot ion t o sea t pist on in bot t om of r et a in er. A
t h in st r ip of pla st ic (a bou t 0.020 t h ick), ca n be u sed
t o gu ide sea ls in t o pla ce if n ecessa r y.
CAUTION: Never push the clutch piston straight in.
This will fold the seals over causing leakage and
clutch slip. In addition, never use any type of metal
tool to help ease the piston seals into place. Metal
tools will cut, shave, or score the seals.
(5) P osit ion spr in g in clu t ch pist on (F ig. 137).
(6) P osit ion spr in g r et a in er on t op of pist on spr in g
(F ig. 138). Ma k e s u re
in s ta lle d . S m a ll ra is e d ta bs s h o u ld be fa c in g
u p w a rd . S e m ic irc u la r lu g s o n u n d e rs id e o f
re ta in e r a re fo r p o s itio n in g re ta in e r in s p rin g .
(7) Com pr ess pist on spr in g a n d r et a in er wit h Com -
pr essor Tool C-3575-A (F ig. 135). Th en in st a ll n ew
sn a p r in g t o secu r e spr in g r et a in er a n d spr in g.
(8) In st a ll clu t ch pla t es a n d discs (F ig. 134).
In st a ll st eel pla t e t h en disc u n t il a ll pla t es a n d discs
a r e in st a lled. Th e fr on t clu t ch u ses 4 clu t ch discs.
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