Belvedere Built Vehicles

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Neon vehicles produced at the Toluca assembly plant, in Mexico, have conventional clutch and flywheel assemblies. Vehicles produced at Belvedere assembly plant have modular clutch assemblies.

BELVIDERE BUILT VEHICLES
The transaxle must be removed to service the modular clutch disc assembly and lever.

REMOVAL
1. Remove the starter wiring. Remove the starter assembly.
2. Remove the rear transaxle support bracket.
3. Remove the front transaxle support bracket.
4. Remove modular clutch retaining bolts.
5. Remove transaxle.
6. The transaxle and modular clutch come out as an assembly.

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7. Remove the modular clutch assembly from the transaxle input shaft. Handle carefully to avoid contaminating the friction surfaces.

INSPECTION
1. Inspect for oil leakage through engine rear main bearing oil seal and transaxle input shaft seal. If leakage is noted, it should be corrected at this time

INSTALLATION
1. Mount modular clutch assembly onto input shaft.
2. Install transaxle.

NOTE: Use new bolts when mounting modular clutch assembly to drive plate.

3. To avoid distortion of the drive plate, bolts should be tightened a few turns at a time. Use a crisscross pattern, until all bolts are seated. Tighten bolts to 75 Nm (55 ft. lbs.) following a crisscross pattern sequence.
4. Install clutch inspection cover.
5. Install transaxle lower support brackets.
6. Install starter assembly.