Direct Clutch Assembly: Reassembly
- Install inner and outer seals onto pistons with lips facing away from capsule. Install center seal on housing with lip facing away from capsule. Lubricate all seals, then install piston into clutch housing.
- Install apply ring, retainer and release spring assembly, and snap ring. Lubricate direct clutch plates with ATF and install into housing, starting with a flat steel plate, and then alternating between composition and flat steel plates. Ensure smooth fiber composition plates are used. See Figure and Figure.
- Install snap ring. Install backing plate into housing with chamfered or polished side facing up. Install second snap ring. Ensure composition plates turn freely.