Ford Focus 2.0L Clutch Kit with Alignment Tool

This is a complete clutch kit for the 2012-2018 Ford Focus with the 2.0L engine and the five-speed manual transaxle. OE reference is 07234. The box holds the pressure plate, the friction disc, the pilot bearing and an alignment tool.

Specifications to match before ordering: 10-7/8 in. pressure plate, 9-7/16 in. disc, 23 splines on a 1 in. input shaft. Note this is the manual-gearbox car. It does not fit the dual-clutch DPS6 automatic Focus, which uses a completely different clutch pack and is serviced as an assembly.

Typical reasons to be in here: engine speed climbing without the car pulling in fourth or fifth, a burnt smell after stop-and-go traffic, judder from a standstill, or a pedal that has crept up near the top of its travel. Focus clutches also get killed early by a leaking rear main or a weeping input shaft seal, so look for oil on the old friction faces and fix the leak before the new disc goes in.

Doing it: the transaxle comes out the bottom on this car. Support the engine, pull the axles, and get the box down. Check the flywheel for hot spots and cracks and have it cut if it is not flat. Wipe the new disc face clean, grease the input splines lightly, hang the disc with the alignment tool in place, and torque the cover bolts evenly in a star pattern. Replace the release bearing and bleed the clutch hydraulics all the way through before you drive it.