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=== Replacing Rear Oil Seal, Flywheel, and Clutch Assembly ===

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Once the A/T is removed, you'll see a flex plate and a steel ring where the converter sat. Removing this ring is the next challenge (second only to the brake pedal). Options:

* Use a puller (AutoZone or Harbor Freight rent them)
* Use a wrench to pop it loose
* Socket + grease pressure method
* A blind side puller also works well

* Remove the small circular drive plate and flex plate.
* Replace the rear oil seal on the engine. This is likely your only opportunity—don’t skip it.
* Install the clutch hydraulic tube, slave cylinder, and damper. Use a flare nut wrench and follow torque specs precisely.
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'''Torque Specs:'''- Damper bolts: 5.8–8.0 ft-lb
* Slave cylinder bolts: 22–30 ft-lb

* Press the brass pilot bushing gently into place. Leave clearance to allow future removal; don’t bottom it out.
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Insert the dust plates:
* Small one first (toward engine)
* Full one next
* Align with dowel pins; can be reinserted later if needed

* Install the resurfaced 5-speed flywheel. Bolt the Flywheel to the crankshaft using blue Lock-tight on the bolts (Torque: 72–80 ft-lb).
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Bolt the clutch plate assembly in this order:
* Clutch pressure plate (next to flywheel)
* Clutch disk
* Use a clutch alignment tool for accuracy
* Torque the flywheel bolts: 16–22 ft-lb again with blue Lock-tight on them