The clutch meeting on your Kia Spectra connects the engine to the transmission. It does this by forcing a clutch CD against a flywheel using a energy plate. The clutch is trumped-up of a friction information that "grabs" onto the flywheel and delivers rotational extortion to the wheels buttoned up the transmission. Over interval, this clutch CD wears down due to the twin friction that allows it to seize onto the flywheel. The heat wears the data down to a stop where the clutch eventually slips off the flywheel and your engine and transmission Testament not be effectively connected any longer. You'll note this when your Spectra slips gone of gear during average driving for no obvious goal. At this site, it's bit to exchange the clutch meeting.
Instructions
1. Rift the lug nuts loose on the Kia's front wheels by turning them 1/4 turn with a tire wrench. Discharge not unseat the revolve from the revolve hub.
2. Disconnect the cable running to the detrimental battery terminal.
3. Jack up on the front jack objective of your Spectra and lay jack stands under the front pinch welds of the vehicle. Then, lower the vehicle onto the stands.
4. Abide removing the lug nuts and pull the revolve off the hub meeting.
5. Remove the caliper mounting bolts and slide the caliper off the rotor. Secure it to the coil springs on the suspension, and pull the rotor off the hub.
6. Remove the cotter pin holding the propel axle devotee in dwelling and remove the propel axle fan.
7. Remove the tie rod bolt.
8. Influence the steering knuckle and hub absent of the habit while you remove the axle from the Kia's transaxle. Wedge the gratuity of a Apartment lodgings gratuity screwdriver between the axle and the transaxle housing. Pry the mark of the axle gone of the transaxle.
9. Bed the transaxle and the engine with a floor jack. You'll must two floor jacks to achieve this. Employment a Apartment lodgings block of wood when supporting the engine to protect the oil pan (this is the exclusive solid city to jack up on the engine under your Spectra). Be careful not to damage the oil pan as the Spectra has an oil pickup inside the oil pan located in the backside of the pan. Whether the pan becomes dented, it may beginning oil starvation in the engine and lead to engine damage.
10. Place the catch pan under the transaxle, remove the drain bolt and drain the transaxle fluid into the catch pan.
11. Disconnect the Spectra's shift linkage from the transaxle.
12. Disconnect the Spectra's clutch linkage from the transaxle.
13. Install the new clutch. Installation is the reverse of removal.
15. Remove the transaxle to engine bolts and remove the transaxle mounts.
16. Pull the transaxle away from the engine.
17.Support the clutch with a clutch alignment tool. Slide the tool into the center of the clutch while you remove the pressure plate to transaxle bolts.
18. Slide the clutch assembly off the transaxle.
19. Clean the surface of the new clutch assembly and flywheel. Disconnect the speedometer from the transaxle.14. Remove the Kia's exhaust piping by removing the exhaust piping to manifold bolts. Then, unplug the O2 sensor electrical plugs, and slide the entire exhaust system off the hangers attached to the under-body of the vehicle.
