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Pressure Plate

Gas Engines

Install pressure plate bolts finger tight.

CAUTION: Use only the factory bolts to mount the pressure plate. The bolts must be the correct size. If bolts are too short, there isn't enough thread engagement, if too long bolts interfere with the Dual Mass Flywheel.

Tighten pressure plate bolts evenly and in rotation a few threads at a time.

CAUTION: The bolts must be tightened evenly and to specified torque. Failure to follow these instructions will distort the pressure plate.

Tighten pressure plate bolts 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs.)