Installing a new clutch is an exercise in frustration, mainly because you have to manhandle a giant transmission underneath your car. The last thing you want to do is have to start all over because the clutch plate slipped out of alignment and won't engage with the input shaft. Save yourself some time and effort and use a clutch alignment tool to make sure this does not happen to you. The tools are very simple, made from injection moulded plastic or nylon, you need the tool that matches your transmission. This is a matter of knowing the spline count on the input shaft. If the splines don't line up, it won't work. Do not try to fudge it with a tool that does not fully engage the spines. If your clutch alignment tool does not fit the pilot bearing/bushing, it is the wrong one, you need to get the correct one. On the back of the engine, the flywheel bolts to the crank. Inside the crank is a recess for the bearing. The tip of the clutch alignment tool locks into the bearing, keeping your clutch in place. First, insert the tool into the clutch plate. Make sure the clutch is facing the correct direction. The tool should stick all the way through the spines on the plate. Then place the clutch on the flywheel, and engage the alignment tool into the pilot bushing or bearing in the centre of the crankshaft. Push the clutch tight to the flywheel. The tool goes into the clutch plate, and then the tool is installed into the bearing on the flywheel. It should not move around at all. With the clutch on the flywheel, install the pressure plate to the flywheel and start the bolts. Wiggle the alignment tool to make sure it is fully engaged and seated in the pilot bushing/bearing. Tighten the pressure plate bolts in a criss-cross pattern and then torque to spec. The clutch alignment tool stays in the clutch until you are ready to install the transmission. While the pressure place should hold the clutch from moving, don't take the risk of pulling the tool out too soon. Once the transmission is ready to install, pop the tool out, and slide the transmission into place. Every application has a different clutch tool. These three tools look similar, and may even mesh together, but they are all different.Features and SpecificationsClutch Industries (CI) Clutch Alignment ToolMandatory use on Clutch InstallsEnsure optimum clutch life and performanceDual Mass Flywheel: Not IncludedConcentric Slave Cylinder: Not IncludedFitment:BMW 3.0 3.0 Ltr, 6 Cyl 1/69-12/78 1969-1978BMW 3.3 3.3 Ltr, 6 Cyl 3.3Li, 1/69-12/78 1969-1978BMW 316 1.8 Ltr 316i E30, 5 Speed, 9/82-8/88 1982-1988BMW 316 1.6 Ltr, M40 B16, 73kw 316i E30, 9/87-6/91 1987-1991BMW 316 1.6 Ltr MPFI, M43 B16, 75kw 316i E36, 7/93-8/00 1993-2000BMW 318 1.8 Ltr FI 318, 1/76-12/87 1976-1987BMW 318 1.8 Ltr FI 318i, 1/76-12/87 1976-1987BMW 318 318i E21, 4 Speed, 1/75-8/82 1975-1982BMW 318 318i E30, 5 Speed, 12/82-8/87 1982-1987BMW 318 1.8 Ltr, M40 318i E30, 9/87-4/91 1987-1991BMW 318 318i E30, 1/83-6/94 1983-1994BMW 318 1.8 Ltr, M42 B18 318is E30, 8/89-4/91, without A/C 1989-1991BMW 318 1.8 Ltr, M42 B18 318is E30, 8/89-4/91, with A/C 1989-1991BMW 318 1.8 Ltr, M40 B18, 83kw 318i E36, 5/91-10/93 1991-1993BMW 318 1.8 Ltr, M43 B18, 85kw 318i E36, 10/93-2/98 1993-1998BMW 318 1.8 Ltr, M42 B18 318is E36, 3/92-9/97, without A/C 1992-1997BMW 318 1.8 Ltr, M42 B18, 103kw 318ti E36, 11/94-8/95, without A/C 1994-1995BMW 318 1.8 Ltr, M42 B18 318is E36, 3/92-9/97, with A/C 1992-1997BMW 318 1.9 Ltr, M44 B19 318is E36, 9/95-4/99 1995-1999BMW 318 1.9 Ltr, M44 B19, 103kw 318ti E36, 7/95-8/00 1995-2000BMW 318 1.8 Ltr, M42 B18, 103kw 318ti E36, 11/94-8/95, with A/C 1994-1995BMW 320 2.0 Ltr 320i, 1/88-12/90 1988-1990BMW 320 320is, 1/88-12/90 1988-1990BMW 320 2.0 Ltr FI, M10-B20, 80kw 320 E21, 8/75-8/77 1975-1977BMW 320 2.0 Ltr FI, M20-B20, 90kw 320/6 E21, 9/77-5/81 1977-1981BMW 320 2.0 Ltr FI, M10-B20, 92kw 320i E21, 9/75-8/82 1975-1982BMW 320 2.0 Ltr FI, M10-B20, 92kw 320i E30, 9/82-3/84 1982-1984BMW 320 2.0 Ltr, M20B20K 320i E30, 1/82-12/90, without A/C 1982-1990BMW 320 2.0 Ltr FI, M10-B20, 92kw 320i E30, 4/84-12/85 1984-1985BMW 320 2.0 Ltr FI, M10-B20, 95kw 320i E30, 12/85-6/91 1985-1991BMW 320 2.0 Ltr, M20B20K 320i E30, 1/82-12/90, with A/C 1982-1990BMW 320 2.0 Ltr, M50, 105kw 320i E36, 3/92-7/92, with A/C 1992-1992BMW 320 2.0 Ltr, M52, 110kw 320i E36, 3/92-4/99 1992-1999BMW 320 2.0 Ltr, M52B, 110kw 320i E36, 1/95-10/99 1995-1999BMW 320 2.0 Ltr, M50, 110kw 320i E36, 7/92-2/98, with A/C 1992-1998BMW 323 2.3 Ltr EFI, M20-B23, 105kw 323i E21, 1/78-8/82 1978-1982BMW 323 2.3 Ltr EFI, M20-B23, 102kw 323i E30, 9/82-3/84 1982-1984BMW 323 2.3 Ltr EFI, M20-B23, 110kw 323i E30, 4/84-8/86 1984-1986BMW 323 2.5 Ltr MPFI, M52 323 E36, 1/96-8/98 1996-1998BMW 323 2.5 Ltr, M52B25, 125kw 323i E36, 11/95-10/99 1995-1999BMW 323 2.5 Ltr, M25B25 Vanos, 125kw 323ti E36, 8/97-1/99 1997-1999BMW 323 2.5 Ltr, M52B25, 125kw 323i E36, 6/95-11/95 1995-1995BMW 324, M21D24WA 324ed E30, 1/88-12/92 1988-1992BMW 324 2.4 Ltr Tdi, M21D24, 85kw 324td E30, 10/90-6/93 1990-1993BMW 324 2.4 Ltr Tdi, M21D24, 85kw 324td E30, 1/88-10/90 1988-1990BMW 325 6 Cyl 325e, 1/80-12/87 1980-1987BMW 325 2.5 Ltr, M20B25 325i, 1/88-12/91 1988-1991BMW 325 2.7 Ltr EFI, M20B27ME 325e E28, 1/86-12/87 1986-1987BMW 325 2.7 Ltr, 6 Cyl 325e E30, 1/80-12/87 1980-1987BMW 325 2.7 Ltr, M20 B27, 90kw 325e E30, 4/86-12/88 1986-1988BMW 325 325e E30, 1/88-12/92 1988-1992BMW 325, M20B27M1.Z7 325es E30, 1/88-12/92 1988-1992BMW 325 2.5 Ltr 24V 325i E30, 1/90-12/93 1990-1993BMW 325 325i E30, 1/88-12/92 1988-1992BMW 325 2.5 Ltr EFI 325is E30, 1/88-12/90 1988-1990BMW 325 2.7 Ltr, M20B27, 90kw 325e E30, 4/86-12/88 1986-1988BMW 325 325td E30, 1/88-12/92 1988-1992BMW 325 2.7 Ltr, M20B27 325e E30, 9/81-3/86 1981-1986BMW 325 2.5 Ltr, M50B25, 141kw 325e E36, 1/88-12/92 1988-1992BMW 325 2.5 Ltr, M50B25 325es E36, 1/88-12/92 1988-1992BMW 325 2.5 Ltr 24V, M50, 141kw 325i E36, 5/92-6/95 1992-1995BMW 325 2.5 Ltr Diesel, M51A, 85kw 325td E36, 1/88-12/92 1988-1992BMW 325 2.5 Ltr Tdi, M51D25, 85kw 325td E36, 9/91-10/99 1991-1999BMW 325 2.5 Ltr ICTD, M51D25, 105kw 325tds E36, 5/93-10/99, Intercooled Turbo Diesel 1993-1999BMW 328 2.8 Ltr MPFI, M52 B28, 142kw 328i E36, 1/95-10/99 1995-1999BMW 518 1.8 Ltr, M10 B18, 66kw 518 E12, 9/74-12/81
