Good morning everyone,

So I am doing a clutch install in my 96, and I got a McLeod 500 Series clutch disk. The problem here is that when I try to install the clutch, it does not fit properly because it looks like the hub assy on the center of the clutch is backwards?

Here is a picture of the clutch:
http://www.mcleodracing.com/products...lt.asp?id=5087

Mine is assembled such that the hub raised surface faces the opposite direction, and this is a dual friction clutch so I don't think installing backwards would be a great idea.

Thoughts?

Thanks

 

Any sprung hub single disc used with the Valeo pull pressure plate is going to have the hub facing the engine rather than the transmission; there's simply no room for the sprung hub to race rearwards.

Because of this, they're sprung backwards of any 92-down or 98-up F clutch. If you look carefully at which part of the disc (hub or main disc) will compress the springs under load, you'll be able to verify proper assembly. If that didn't make sense, grab a "normal" clutch from any other GM V8 vehicle and compare. This isn't able to be seen in the pic you linked; the side gap at the springs should be more enlightening.

For the heatsink surfaces, a steel surface is a steel surface; the dual friction doesn't need to face flywheel or pressure plate in particular. Simply, both must be newly machined surfaces for proper break-in, just like any clutch.