exidy clutch fitting help please

[RobMatthews]

I have bought an engine and gearbox bought from the breakers, i had hoped they would send it complete but they have stripped it down into serveral parts.

now they have done the classic thing of disengaging the gearbox/engine by undoing all the clutch housing bolts.

I\'ve never changed/worked on a clutch befor so need some guidence please!

I\'ve got the disk/clutch housing alined and fitted up to the flywheel but  where the  housing are ment to fix together there is a gap(see arrows) do i just keep tightening?

Also what torque should they be done up to?(i\'ll threadloc them to)


cheers rob


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[antnicuk]

the clutch cover should be touching the flywheel so keep tightening. torque,  a fairly small amount should do with a small wrench, they are only small,  loctite is a good idea.

[clive]

Rob, can I ask what your fitting as this way I can hopefully I can help you better

[TRIND-FD]

Rob, go to exedy website , you can down load the PDF fitting instructions, looks like a stage 1. Either USA site or Europe.

Keith

[RobMatthews]

I have some part numbers..

on the plate 7M18

pressure plate MZD069U

cheers for the help so far :-)

[Rivalrx]

I just put mine on for the first time too the other day...keep tightening them up and the gap closes. Torque to the specific setting for that type of clutch.

[clive]

Rob, just  looked up the number and found this is an FD and therefore a pull type clutch.

Don\'t bolt it to the flywheel at all yet,

Clip the pressure plate onto the release bearing, slide the center plate onto the gear box spline then fit the gear box to the back of the engine.

By fitting the pressure plate like this you will ensure that the plate has clipped properly to the bearing.

You will find you have an access hole in the bottom of the bellhousing that you can now line up the pressure plates 6 bolts with the flywheel,

Enter all the bolts by turning the flywheel then do one up and turn the flywheel 180 degrees and do the next up then work your way around to the other bolts,

You only need to tighten these hand tight by putting a big screwdriver in the ring gears teeth but not mental tight,

Hope this helps  

I\'m sure some have done full write up\'s with pics over the years so it may also be worth a go at the search button as well.

[RobMatthews]

First off my internet is playing up, think im gonna have to go mcdonalds and sit in the car park for half an hour to search lol

I just put mine on for the first time too the other day...keep tightening them up and the gap closes. Torque to the specific setting for that type of clutch.

did you bolt it to the flywheel?using a centering tool ,then just tighten the bolts working oposite each other untill all were tight? then slip the gearbox on?(i guess the plate has to stay tight to the fly or it would be pointless using the centering tool whilst doing everything up?)
did you have instructions with yours or get them off the net?if so where if not what do they recomend them be torqued up to?


thanks clive,i should of said it was for an fd,and afaik its just an uprated \'standard\' clutch.

the way you said do it seems a lot of work?

[clive]

thanks clive,i should of said it was for an fd,and afaik its just an uprated \'standard\' clutch.

the way you said do it seems a lot of work?

Two reasons this is better, one you know 100% that the pressure plate is clipped to the arm and the other is that there\'s no need to worry about using a clutch alignment tool to make sure the center plate is centralised,

If the center plate is not centralised correctly you will have loads of trouble and don\'t be tempted to pull it in on the bellhousing bolts as you risk killing the pilot bearing and breaking off the lugs on the back of the engine,

Trust me, putting the clutch onto the gear box with an FD  is by far the best and safest way of knowing you have done the job properly,