Firebird Clutch Controls - Pontiac Grand Prix Service Manual

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PONTIAC SERVICE MANUAL
it is free of oil and grease. Check pressure plate for
scores or cracked surface.
NOTE: Servicing of clutch driven plate or pressure plate
and cover assembly must be made by replacement of
msemblies only.
3.
Examine transmission bearing retainer carefully to
be certain there are no burrs on outer surface which
pilots clutch release bearing.
4. Try clutch release bearing on transmission bearing
retainer to make sure no binding exists.
5. Check clutch release bearing by placing thrust load
on bearing by hand and turning bearing race. Replace
if bearing feels rough or seems noisy when turning.
6. Clean flywheel face with cleaning solvent, sandpa-
per or steel wool. Inspect pilot bearing in crankshaft
for roughness.
REPLACE
1. Position clutch driven plate so that long end of hub
is in flywheel and install clutch driven plate and cover
assembly on flywheel but do not tighten bolts (install
lock washer under each cover to flywheel bolt).
NOTE: Align marks placed on jlywheel and on cover
during disassembly.
2. Use a spare transmission main drive gear, inserted
in spline of clutch driven disc, to move disc into correct
alignment so pilot on end of drive gear will enter
clutch pilot bearing. Tighten clutch cover and pressure
plate to flywheel bolts one at a time until snug, then
CLUTCH & BRAKE
PEDAL BRACKET.
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LUBRICATE WITH
CHASSIS LUBRICANT
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LUBRICATE WITH
GRAPHITE
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ADHESIVE
OR SEALER
120 LB. IN.
150 LB. IN.
21 LB. FT.
28 LB. FT.
16 LB. IN.
40 LB. IN.
86 LB. IN.
TORQUE SYMBOL
IS ADJACENT
TO CALLOUT FOR
MEMBER TO BE
TORWED. ENGINE MOUNT
6 CYL. ENGINE
8 CYL. ENGINE
Fig. 7-4 Firebird Clutch Controls