Clutch 6-11

Clutch

Clutch Removal

• Drain the engine oil (see Engine Oil Change in the Peri­odic Maintenance chapter).

• Remove the clutch cover (see Clutch Cover Removal).

• Remove the clutch spring bolts [A], washers [B] and springs.

• Remove the clutch spring plate [C] with the thrust ball bearing [D] and pusher [E]. Remove the friction plates and steel plates.

• When loosening the clutch hub self-locking nut [A], use the clutch holder [B] to keep the clutch hub from turning as shown.

Special Tool - Clutch Holder: 57001-1243

Remove the clutch hub self-locking nut and washer.

• Pull out the clutch hub [A] and thrust washer [B].

NOTE

○The clutch housing can not be removed without major disassembly work (see Crankshaft/Transmission chap­ter).

Clutch Installation

• Install the thrust washer and clutch hub.

• Install the washer.

• Discard the used clutch hub self-locking nut, and install a new self-locking nut with the projected side facing out­ward.

• Install the clutch holder to keep the clutch hub from turning and tighten the clutch hub self-locking nut.

Special Tool - Clutch Holder: 57001-1243

Torque - Clutch Hub Nut: 132 N-m (13.5 kgf-m, 98 ft-lb)

• Install the friction plates and steel plates, starting with a
friction plate and alternating them.

CLUTCH

Clutch

○The grooves [A] on the friction plate surfaces are cut tan-gentially and radially, install the friction plates so that the grooves run toward the center in the direction of the clutch housing rotation (counterclockwise viewed from the en­gine right side).