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Repair Procedures: Installation

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CAUTION: Clutch cover and disc should be replaced as a set.
  1. Apply grease on a disc spline part and transaxle input shaft spline part as required.
    CAUTION: Possible problems when not following
    • When not applying: Excessive wear of splines and bad clutch operation can occur.
    • When excessively applying: Grease can be scattered by centrifugal force which can contaminate the clutch disc. This can cause a loss of friction force causing a slip.
  2. Install the clutch disc and the cover by using the SST (09411-1P000).
    CAUTION:
    • When installing the cover, remove the foreign of material of flywheel and pressure plate completely.
    • Make sure about the direction of the clutch disk when installing.
    Fig 1: Clutch Disc Flywheel Side
    G11795024Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.

    Possible problems when the disc is installed in the opposite direction.

    • Transaxle shift error or a strange sound can occur due to clutch separation.
    Fig 2: Install Clutch Disc And Cover By Using SST
    G11795025Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  3. Tighten the clutch cover bolts.

    Tightening torque 

    Gasoline 1.6 T-GDI: 24.5 ~ 35.3 N.m(2.5 ~ 3.6 kgf.m, 18.1 ~ 26.0 lb-ft)

    Gasoline 1.8/2.0: 11.8 ~ 14.7 N.m (1.2 ~ 1.5 kgf.m, 8.7 ~ 10.8 lb-ft)

    CAUTION:
    • Loosely tighten every clutch cover bolts, then torque to specifications in a diagonal direction. This can prevent twisting, vibration of the cover, and the lifting of the pressure plate.
    • Install the all the components with the specified torques. If not, the clutch torque transaxle may have concerns or the mounting bolt can loosen.
    Fig 3: Locating Clutch Cover Bolts
    G11795026Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  4. Install the transaxle assembly.

    (Refer to Manual Transaxle System - "MANUAL TRANSAXLE ")