TORQUE CONVERTER
Drive Clutch
2000 FE290 Gasoline Vehicle Maintenance and Service Supplement Page 17-7
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DRIVE CLUTCH DISASSEMBLY
1. Make match marks on the clutch cover and on the moveable face casting (Figure 17-6, Page 17-7).
2. Remove the clutch cover (1) (Figure 17-5, Page 17-6):
2.1. Remove the clutch plug (22) (Figure 17-5, Page 17-6).
2.2. Thread the center bolt of the Drive Clutch Hub Puller (Club Car Part No. 1014497) into clutch until the
stop nut touches the clutch, then back the bolt out one-half turn (Figure 17-7, Page 17-7).
2.3. Thread the three small bolts of the puller into corresponding holes in the clutch. Tighten bolts evenly,
making sure the face of the puller plate is parallel to the face of clutch (Figure 17-7, Page 17-7).
2.4. Unscrew the puller center bolt out of the clutch to pull clutch cover off.
3. Remove the thrust washer (11) from the moveable face (14) (Figure 17-5, Page 17-6).
4. Remove the drive buttons (Figure 17-8, Page 17-8).
4.1. Remove the screws, flat washers, drive button take-up spring, and drive buttons as shown
(Figure 17-8, Page 17-8).
5. Remove the clutch weights (Figure 17-9, Page 17-8):
5.1. Remove the screws and flat washers attaching the weights as shown (Figure 17-9, Page 17-8).
5.2. Pull the weight assemblies, with pins, from the clutch.
5.3. Before removing, note the orientations of the wave washer and of the primary and secondary
weights to one another (Figures 17-12 and 17-13, page 17-10). Remove the plastic washers,
weights and wave washer from the pin. Retain all parts.
6. Remove the retaining ring (3) from the shaft of the fixed face assembly (7) and slide the moveable face
(14) off the shaft (Figure 17-5, Page 17-6). See following NOTE.
• THE DRIVE CLUTCH IS BALANCED AS AN ASSEMBLY. BEFORE DISASSEMBLY, MAKE MATCH
MARKS ON THE CLUTCH COVER AND ON THE MOVEABLE FACE ASSEMBLY SO THEY CAN
BE REASSEMBLED IN THE SAME POSITIONS (FIGURE 17-6, PAGE 17-7).
Figure 17-6 Mark Clutch Cover
Figure 17-7 Remove Clutch Cover
• IF THE MOVEABLE FACE IS REMOVED FROM THE HUB OF THE FIXED FACE, THE SPIRAL
BACK-UP RINGS (12) (FIGURE 17-5, PAGE 17-6) MUST BE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES.
CAUTION
Mark the clutch
cover and its
corresponding
position on the
moveable casting.
DRIVE CLUTCH
HUB PULLER
TOOL
(CLUB CAR
PART NO.
1014497)
NOTE