Clutch Disc and Cover: Installation

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Insert the ST into clutch disc and install them on the flywheel by inserting the ST end into pilot bearing.
NOTE: When installing the clutch disc, be careful to its direction.
1. ST 499747100 CLUTCH DISC GUIDE
  
  Fig 1: Installing Clutch Disc & Cover
  Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Position "0" marks on clutch cover and flywheel 120° apart, and then tighten the clutch cover installation bolts diagonally.
NOTE:
- "0" marks indicate the directions of residual unbalance.
- Temporarily tighten the bolts by hand. Each bolt should be tightened to the specified torque in a crisscross fashion.
1. Tightening torque: 16 N.m (1.6 kgf-m, 11.8 ft-lb)
  
  Fig 2: Aligning "0" Marks On Clutch Cover & Flywheel
  Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Remove the ST.
1. ST 499747100 CLUTCH DISC GUIDE
Install the transmission assembly. Refer to INSTALLATION , Manual Transmission Assembly.