Clutch Assembly - Accent (1999): Removal
- Drain the clutch fluid and transaxle gear oil.
- Remove the clutch release cylinder.
- Remove the air cleaner assembly.
- Remove the wiper motor mounting bolts. Do not remove the wiper motor, but push up the wiper motor to upper side of the vehicle.
- Remove the select cable and shift cable.
- Remove the splash shield.
- Disconnect the tie rod end, the lower arm ball joint and drive shaft.
- Remove the bell housing cover.
- Disconnect the backup light switch connector.
- Remove the speedometer cable.
- Disconnect the clutch cable or clutch tube.
- Attach an engine support fixture (09400-29000) to the engine hooks, and keep just enough so that there is no pressure on the insulators.
- Remove the starter motor mounting bolts.
- Remove the transaxle-to-engine bolts from the upper portion of the transaxle.
- Remove the transaxle mounting bracket.
- Remove the transaxle assembly lower mounting bolts with the transaxle assembly support with a jack.
- Remove center member and roll stopper mounting bolts.
- Remove the transaxle assembly. When supporting the transaxle assembly, make sure that the lifting force is applied to a wide area, not to a small localized area.
- Insert the special tool (09411-11000) in the clutch disc to prevent the disc from falling.
- Loosen the bolts which attach the clutch cover to the flywheel in a star pattern. Loosen the bolts in succession, one or two turns at a time, to avoid bending the cover flange. DO NOT clean the clutch disc or release bearing with cleaning solvent.