Ford Festiva. Instruction - part 111
1. Check pressure plate surfaces for scoring, cracks or discoloration. Remove minor scratches or discoloration with fine emery cloth. Check
pressure plate diaphragm spring fingers for discoloration, scoring, broken or bent segments. Ensure all spring ends are the same height.
2. Check clutch disc lining surface for hardening or presence of oil. Check for worn clutch disc lining. Check for loose lining rivets.
Measure depth of rivet heads. Minimum allowable rivet depth is .012" (0.3 mm). Check for wear or rust on splines. Rust may be
removed with emery cloth.
3. Check flywheel surface for marks, scoring or discoloration. Minor surface repairs may be removed with fine emery cloth. Flywheel must
be machined if scoring, runout, or discoloration is excessive. Maximum flywheel runout is .008" (0.2 mm). Check for damaged or worn
ring gear teeth.
4. Check pilot bearing for wear. Check clutch release/throw out bearing for damage or wear at contact points. Rotate bearing in both
directions and check for binding or abnormal noise.
Installation
1. Replace release bearing and/or pilot bearing as necessary. Clean sealant from flywheel attaching bolt threads. Replace bolts if sealant
cannot be removed. Coat bolt threads with Stud/Bearing Mount Sealer (EOAZ-19554-B ), and install flywheel. Tighten bolts in a
diagonal sequence to specification. See
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
at the end of this article.
2. Position clutch disc on flywheel with damper springs facing away from flywheel. Hold clutch disc in place with Clutch Aligner (T77F-
7137-A ). Position pressure plate over clutch disc. See
Fig. 4
.
3. If reusing original pressure plate, align marks made during removal. Install pressure plate retaining bolts. Alternately tighten bolts to
specification. See
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
at the end of this article. Remove clutch aligner. Place transaxle on transmission jack.
4. Lightly coat input shaft splines with Clutch Grease (C1AZ-19590-B ). Install transaxle, taking care to align input shaft through the
clutch disc spline. Align clutch housing onto engine guide bushings.
5. Install transaxle lower attaching bolts and tighten to specification. Using transaxle jack, raise transaxle to correct height and tighten
engine bracket bar hook. Install front engine mount and bracket and tighten to specification. Install starter and lower mounting bolts,
tighten to specification.
6. Install control rod to transaxle and tighten bolts and nuts to specification. On Festiva, install crossmember and support braces. Install
support braces. On all models, install exhaust hanger to crossmember. Remove transaxle jack.
7. Install new circlips on each half-shaft with gap at top of clip grove and slide into transaxle differential. After circlip snaps into place,
pull outward on hubs to confirm half-shafts are retained by circlip. Install front suspension components, wire harness, underbody and
fender splash shields and front tire assemblies.
8. Connect neutral and back-up light switch and ground wire. Fill transaxle with Mercon ATF transmission fluid to specification. Install
and adjust clutch cable or slave cylinder line bracket. Lower vehicle and remove engine support bar. Install speedometer cable into
transaxle.
9. Install battery and/or connect battery cable. Install air cleaner. Adjust pedal free play. See
CLUTCH PEDAL FREE PLAY
under
ADJUSTMENTS. Recheck transaxle fluid level and road test vehicle.
Fig. 4: Exploded View Of Clutch Assembly
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
CLUTCH RELEASE BEARING & FORK
Removal
Remove transaxle. Remove release lever bolt and slide release bearing off. See
Fig. 4
. Remove release lever shaft and remove release lever.
CAUTION:
Transaxle aluminum alloy construction requires precise tightening of mounting bolts. Torque
specifications must be strictly adhered to. See
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
.
NOTE:
The clutch release bearing is pre-lubricated and permanently sealed. DO NOT clean release bearing in
solvent.