can you install a clutch disc backwards
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can you install a clutch disc backwards
i just got everything back together after installing a spec stage 2 and beginning to second guess myself if i put the disc in bakwards i started the car clutch works but when i let out on the clutch it shakes something fierce no wierd noises or anything of that nature it apears to be ok but just want to make sure thanks
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i do not remember seeing anything on the disc and by looks i do not think the thing would go together right if the disc was installed backwards but i am sure someone out there has and i want to know what it would act like if it is in backwards
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It is possible, but I think most clutch hubs have one end of the clutch hub that protrudes more on one side to keep this from happening. I don't think it would be possible to tighten the pressure plate down without breaking the clutch disc if it were on backwards becasue of this. It's kind of hard to describe what I'm trying to say here, but if you look at a clutch disc, you'll know what I'm saying.
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Originally Posted by mattslightning
i just got everything back together after installing a spec stage 2 and beginning to second guess myself if i put the disc in bakwards i started the car clutch works but when i let out on the clutch it shakes something fierce no wierd noises or anything of that nature it apears to be ok but just want to make sure thanks
Oh and it can not be installed backwards the disc spline/hub section is longer on the back side and will not let you install backwards.