Direct Clutch

DISASSEMBLE

- Tool Required:
- J 23327 Clutch Spring Compressor

1. Snap ring from clutch drum.
2. Flange, discs, and plates.





3. Compress piston return springs and remove snap ring using J 23327 clutch spring compressor. Using a screwdriver, remove the snap ring.
4. Spring retainer and 18 springs.
5. Slide the direct clutch onto the oil pump.
6. Apply compressed air to the oil pump to remove the piston. (If the piston does not come out completely, use needle-nose pliers to remove it.)
7. Remove the direct clutch from the oil pump.
8. Clutch piston O-ring.





Inspect
A. Clutch piston.
B. Discs.
- That the check ball is free by shaking the piston.
- That the valve does not leak by applying low-pressure compressed air.

ASSEMBLE

- Tools Required:
- J 23327 Clutch Spring Compressor
- J 8001 Dial Indicator

1. Install new O-rings on the piston. Coat the O-rings with ATF.
2. Press the piston into the drum with the cup side up, being careful not to damage the O-ring.
3. Eighteen piston return springs and set retainer and snap ring in place.
4. Compress return springs with a J 23327 clutch spring compressor groove.

Important
- Install the snap wing with a screwdriver. Be sure the end gap of snap ring is not aligned with the spring retainer claw.

5. Plates, discs, and flange. Install in order: Plate-disc-plate-plate-disc. Install the flange facing the flat end downward.
6. Outer snap ring. Check that the end gap of the snap ring is not aligned with one of the cutouts.





7. Using compressed air and a J 8001 dial indicator, check the stroke of the direct clutch.





8. If the stroke is not 1.11 to 1.47 mm (0.0437 to 0.0579-inch), select a proper flange. There are two different flange thickness.
- 3.00 mm (0.1181-inch)
- 3.37 mm (0.1327-inch)

Inspect
- Operation of direct clutch.
A. Install the direct clutch onto the oil pump.
B. Apply compressed air into the passage of the oil pump body and be sure that the piston moves. If the piston does not move, disassemble and inspect.