A few clutch questions

55 ft lbs on the bolts. Leave the blocks in, they'll fall out on their own when you bolt up the clutch.

 

I belive 75 foot pounds for the bolts in a star pattern and the blocks of wood are there to help with the trans install by keeping the throw out bearing centered they will fall out when you depress the clutch the first time.if you don't grease your own truck you should remove the remote throwout bearing grease line in my opinion.I've seen way to many ruined clutch brakes from over greasing.also will ruin the throwout bearing without grease so make sure you grease it your self to male sure it gets greaswd

 

As truckmechanic said, if you grease the truck yourself, do yourself a favor and run a grease line down through the inspection cover.

 

Torque on a 7/16 grade 8 bolt can be 40-60 ft pounds. The blocks are used on the clutch so you can bolt the clutch up without using longer than standard length mounting bolts to reach the bolt holes.

You can transfer your grease hose from your old clutch to new clutch if it's in good shape.

 

my manuall has a chart in the front for torque specs. when they are not specified in the preceeduer part

 

well I use my snapon mg325 3/8" air impact to run the bolts in, run em down till it hammers a couple times and it is gudentite! I do this on a daily basis on clutch jobs, never had a bolt break or come loose(knocking on wood profusely!) just my .02 but i dont know anything, I'm a dumb ole diesel mechanic.

 

The tourque is 55ftlbs blocks hold clutch released for alignment with lineup tool. Leave lineup tool in until u torque clutch then u can remove them.i like removing them so when u go to stab trans. The cluch plates can't move indepently while your moving the head shaft lined up with cluch splines.