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Section 5 Maintenance and Lubrication
4-Plate Slip Clutch
NOTE: Before proceeding, secure the clutch firmly in a vise or other clamping device to prevent injury.
Disassembly
Step 1
Remove snap ring.
Step 2
Remove backup ring, lock collar, compression spring, bottom backup ring, and balls.
Step 3
Tighten the four hex nuts uniformly until the clutch pack and hub are loose.
Step 4
Bend all four retaining lugs out on the edge of the clutch housing.
Step 5
Remove the thrust plate with the Belleville Springs and lug rings to ac- cess friction disks and hub for inspec- tion or service.
Step 6
Inspect friction disks and hub.
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Assembly
Step 1
Place the hub and friction disks into the housing.
Step 2
Compress the Belleville Springs to the pressure plate by tightening the four hex nuts and then placing the as- sembly into the clutch housing.
Step 3
Bend the retaining lugs inward over the Belleville Spring edges to secure the spring before backing the four hex nuts off.
Step 4
With the lugs bent in, loosen the four hex nuts completely to the end of the threaded studs.
Step 5
Insert greased balls.
Step 6
Install bottom backup ring, compres- sion spring, lock collar, and top back- up ring.
Step 7
Install snap ring.
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