TORQUE CONVERTER
Drive Clutch
2000 FE290 Gasoline Vehicle Maintenance and Service Supplement Page 17-5
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DRIVE CLUTCH REMOVAL
1. Remove the drive belt as instructed on page 17-3.
2. Loosen the starter/generator mounting and adjusting hardware and then remove the starter belt. See
WARNING on page 17-1.
3. Place chocks at the front wheels and lift the rear of the vehicle with a chain hoist or floor jack. Place
jackstands under the axle tubes to support the vehicle. This will allow the weight of the centerline of the
drive clutch to drop below the frame I-beam for access to the bolt securing the drive clutch. See follow-
ing WARNING.
4. Remove the drive clutch retaining bolt (17) and mounting washer (19) (Figure 17-5, Page 17-6) (See
also Figure 17-3). See following NOTE.
5. Lubricate the threaded portion of the clutch puller tool with a light oil and thread the clutch puller tool
into the clutch retaining bolt hole.
6. Using a 1/2 inch drive air wrench, tighten the clutch puller tool. The drive clutch will come free of the
crankshaft (Figure 17-4, Page 17-4).
7. Support the drive clutch assembly in your hand and back the clutch puller tool out of the crankshaft.
DRIVE CLUTCH CLEANING AND INSPECTION
1. Use a dry, lint-free cloth to clean clutch parts.
• LIFT ONLY ONE END OF A VEHICLE AT A TIME. BEFORE LIFTING, LOCK THE BRAKES,
UNLOAD THE CARGO BED, AND CHOCK THE WHEELS THAT REMAIN ON THE FLOOR. USE A
SUITABLE LIFTING DEVICE (CHAIN HOIST OR HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK) WITH 1000 LB. (454
KG.) MINIMUM LIFTING CAPACITY. DO NOT USE LIFTING DEVICE TO HOLD VEHICLE IN
RAISED POSITION. ALWAYS USE APPROVED JACK STANDS OF PROPER WEIGHT CAPACITY
TO SUPPORT THE VEHICLE.
• THE DRIVE CLUTCH MOUNTING BOLT HAS LEFT-HAND THREADS.
• THE CRANKSHAFT HAS LEFT-HAND THREADS AT THE CLUTCH MOUNTING HOLE.
• DO NOT HIT OR TAP THE CLUTCH WITH A HAMMER. DO NOT PRY THE CLUTCH. THESE
ACTIONS WILL DAMAGE THE CLUTCH.
• DO NOT LUBRICATE THE DRIVE CLUTCH. LUBRICANTS ATTRACT DIRT AND DUST, WHICH
INTERFERE WITH PROPER CLUTCH OPERATION.
• USE ONLY A DRY CLOTH TO LIGHTLY WIPE THE SHAFT OF THE FIXED FACE ASSEMBLY (7)
(FIGURE 17-5, PAGE 17-6). DO NOT USE A BRUSH OR STEEL WOOL. THESE WILL DAMAGE
THE SURFACE OF THE SHAFT.
• DO NOT USE SOLVENTS. SOLVENTS WILL DAMAGE THE LUBRICATING CHARACTERISTICS
OF THE BUSHINGS.
WARNING
NOTE
CAUTION
CAUTION