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Clutch C Disassembly

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Fig 1: Wave, Friction, Backing & Steel Plates
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1. Wave plate
2. Friction plate
3. Backing plate
4. Steel plate
Fig 2: Special Tool, C-Clutch & Snap Ring
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  1. Place the C-clutch (2) in a suitable press.
  2. Using special tool 8680 (1) compress the C-clutch (2) enough to remove the snap ring (3).
  3. Remove the snap ring (3).
    Fig 3: C-Clutch & Retainer
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  4. Remove the C-clutch retainer (1).
    Fig 4: Friction Plates & Retainer
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  5. Remove the C-clutch piston (1).
    Fig 5: Friction Plates & Belleville Spring
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  6. Remove the belleville spring (1).
    Fig 6: Wave Plate
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  7. Remove the wave plate (1).
    Fig 7: Friction & Steel Plates
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  8. Remove the 6 friction and steel plates (1).
    Fig 8: Backing Plate
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  9. Remove the backing plate (1).
    Fig 9: Clutch Hub, C-Clutch Shaft & O-Rings
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  10. Separate the clutch shaft (3) from the clutch hub (1).
  11. Remove two O-rings from the C-clutch shaft (2).