Note: When replacing the clutch release bearing due to noise, check the condition of the drive disc pressure spring petals. If the ends of the petals are heavily worn where they contact the bearing, replace the drive disc assembly.
The clutch release bearing 1 is a single unit with the clutch release drive slave cylinder 2, secured to the inner wall of the clutch housing 3 with three bolts.
You will need: an 8 mm socket head and a flat-blade screwdriver.
1. Remove the gearbox (see "Removal and installation the gearbox"), unless it was removed for clutch repair.
2. Unscrew the three bolts securing the slave cylinder to the clutch housing…
3. …and remove the cylinder assembly with the clutch release bearing from the clutch housing.
4. Install the clutch release drive slave cylinder assembly with the bearing in the reverse order of removal. Tighten the slave cylinder mounting bolts to the clutch housing to a torque of 10 N·m.
Note: Before installation, check the new bearing. It should rotate easily, without binding or noise, and have no play.
5. Install the gearbox (see "Removal and installation the gearbox").
6. Remove air from the clutch release hydraulic drive (see "Bleeding the clutch release hydraulic drive").
The material was copied from an information website FORDBOOK.RU