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Clutch Assembly & Flywheel: Removal

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  1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove driver knee bolster panel. Disconnect clutch master cylinder push rod from clutch pedal. Remove front floor console trim plate assembly. Remove shift lever handle. Raise and support vehicle. On 5-speed models, using Hydraulic Clutch Line Separator (J-36221), remove cylinder line from actuator. On all models, drain transmission. Mark drive shaft in relation to rear axle pinion yoke for installation reference. Remove drive shaft.
  2. Support rear axle with jack. Remove rear axle torque arm. Remove catalytic converter hanger assembly. Disconnect electrical connectors as necessary. Support engine with jack. On 5-speed models, with aid of helper, lower transmission enough to reach transmission control bolts/screws.
    3. CAUTION: Clutch fork must be disengaged from release bearing to prevent damage to clutch system.
    NOTE: This procedure has been updated by GM TSB 73-72-02 dated January 1998.
  3. On 6-speed models, remove clutch actuator assembly and move aside. Remove actuator spacer and pull clutch fork down to disengage from release bearing. On all models, support transmission with transmission jack.
  4. Remove transmission support and transmission mount assembly. On 6-Speed transmissions, remove bolts securing transmission to clutch housing and remove transmission. On 5-Speed transmissions, remove bolts holding clutch housing to engine and remove transmission and clutch housing as an assembly.
  5. On 6-Speed models, remove flywheel cover. On all models, remove clutch housing. Remove release bearing and clutch release fork. Mark pressure plate in relation to flywheel for installation reference.
  6. Using a crisscross sequence, loosen pressure plate bolts one turn at a time until pressure plate spring pressure is relieved. While holding clutch components, remove bolts, pressure plate and cover assembly, and clutch disc. See Figure .
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