OEM Jeep Cherokee Clutch Disc

Jeep Cherokee Clutch Disc Parts and Q&A

• Disc
  52104363AB
  Q: How to service and repair the Clutch Disc on Jeep Cherokee?

  A:

  To service and repair the clutch disc, first remove the transmission. If the original clutch cover is to be reinstalled, mark its position on the flywheel using paint or a scriber for assembly reference. When replacing the clutch cover, remove the cover bolts in any sequence, but if reinstalling the original cover, loosen the bolts evenly and in rotation to relieve spring tension and avoid warping. After removing the cover bolts, take off the cover and disc. Lightly scuff sand the flywheel face with 180 grit emery cloth and clean the surface with a wax and grease remover. Lubricate the pilot bearing with Mopar high temperature bearing grease. Check the runout and free operation of the new clutch disc by sliding it onto the transmission input shaft splines, ensuring it slides freely. With the disc on the shaft, check face runout with a dial indicator at the disc hub and about 6 mm (1/4 inch) from the outer edge of the facing; face runout should not exceed 0.5 mm (0.020 inch), and if it does, obtain another clutch disc. Position the clutch disc on the flywheel with the side marked flywheel side against the flywheel, or if unmarked, ensure the flat side of the disc hub faces the flywheel. Inspect the pressure plate surface of the clutch cover and replace it if worn, heat checked, cracked, or scored. Insert the clutch alignment tool in the clutch disc and then into the pilot bearing, positioning the disc on the flywheel with the hub correctly oriented. Place the clutch cover over the disc and on the flywheel, then install the clutch cover bolts finger tight. Tighten the cover bolts evenly and in rotation a few threads at a time to the specified torque of 31 Nm (23 ft. lbs.) for 2.5L engines and 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs.) for 4.0L engines, starting all 6 bolts by hand, tightening 3 pilot hole bolts 3/4 of the way, then tightening 3 large hole bolts 3/4 of the way, followed by tightening the pilot hole bolts all the way, and finally the large bolts all the way. Apply a light coat of Mopar high temperature bearing grease to the clutch disc hub and splines of the transmission input shaft, avoiding over-lubrication to prevent grease contamination of the disc, and then reinstall the transmission.