208 CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION
1. Flywheel
2. Dowel hole
3. Pilot bushing
4. Driven disc
5. Pressure plate
6. Diaphragm spring
7. Cover
8. Throwout bearing
9. Fork
10. Retracting spring
Cutaway of single disc clutch
down evenly and gradually. Install the re-
maining bolts.
12. Remove the clutch pilot tool.
13. Lubricate the ball socket on the clutch
fork and reinstall on the ball stud.
14. Pack the recess on the inside of the
throwout bearing collar and the throwout
groove with graphite grease.
15. Install the bell housing, along with the
slave cylinder, if equipped.
16. Install the throwout bearing on the fork.
Lubricate the bearing groove.
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NOTE
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LIGHTLY COAT FULL
CIRCUMFERENCE
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RELEASE BRG
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INOTEIFILL THIS
GROOVE WITH
LUBRICANT FOR FULL
CIRCUMFERENCE
| NOTE | BOTH
CLUTCH FORK
FINGERS 81 SPRING TABS MUST BE
INSTALLED IN BEARING GROOVE.
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BALL-STUD^
I NOTE I BOTH RETAINING SPRING TANGS TO BE
INSTALLED TO REAR OF BALL STUD SHOULDER.
Clutch release bearing lubrication points—typical
17. Install the transmission as previously
outlined.
18. Connect the fork push rod and spring.
19. Adjust the free pedal play and check
the clutch release position. Lubricate all link
age pivot points.
NOTE:
The clutch pilot bearing is an oil
impregnated type bearing pressed into the
crankshaft. This bearing requires atten-
tion when the clutch is removed from the
vehicle, at which time it should be cleaned
and inspected for excessive wear or dam-
age and should be replaced if necessary.
PEDAL REPOSITIONING
Earlier Corvette clutch linkage includes a
provision for a second clutch setting which
reduces total pedal travel approximately
1Y2
in. The reduced travel will make the re-
lease faster and permit faster gear shifting.
1. Remove the clutch return spring at the
cross-shaft and the pedal push rod at the
pedal.
2. Loosen the pedal bracket lower bolt,
remove the upper bolt, and rotate the bracket
so that it will align with the extra upper bolt
hole. Install the upper bolt.
3. Disconnect the pedal push rod at the
cross-shaft and turn it
Vz
turn. Reconnect the
push rod at the cross-shaft.
4. Tighten the bracket bolts and connect
the pedal push rod.
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