It can Only go on one way. The side where the springs stick out further go toward the pressure plate because they will hit the flywheel befor you can bolt on the pressure plate
A slipping clutch may cause cracks on the flywheel wear surface from excessive heat. The cracks would be reason enough to replace the flywheel when replacing the clutch assembly.
This depends on what you mean by "goes out". If the clutch doesn't grab anymore you will cost to a stop. If the clutch will not release, you will have a hard time stopping.
Can be a throw out bearing in the clutch assembly going bad.
If there is a clunking noise on a 1991 Firebird Formula 5.0 when going below 30 mph, and the clunking noise does not happen when the clutch is depressed, it is probably a problem with the flywheel. The flywheel moves freely when the clutch is depressed. When the clutch is not depressed, it could be that something is rubbing on the flywheel, like the clutch plate.
It sure sounds like your clutch is worn
The side that sticks out farther goes toward the pressure plate.
Most likely the clutch is getting weak. The easiest way to check any clutch is to put it in 5th and see if it moves. It should try to move or if it is a good clutch, kill the motor.
The throwout bearing is bad. the throwout attaches to the clutch fork and presses into the clutch pressure plate when clutch is depressed. You will need to replace this and complete clutch assembly. Make sure that you have the flywheel turned while clutch is removed.
PULL WHOLE TRANSMISSION OUT AND PUT ONE IN . TAKE BOLTS FROM AROUND ENGINE THEN TRANSMISSION MOUNT A SLIDE BACK THERE GOES. TRHANKS!!
A clutch consists of a shaft coming from the engine with a round plate mounted on it, called the 'flywheel', a disc made of some ablative material, which is connected to the transmission, a pressure plate, which squeezes the clutch disc against the flywheel, and a throw-out bearing, which is how the force to disengage the clutch is applied to the pressure plate. When a clutch goes out, the parts often come loss, and can damage other parts if the engine is kept operating for very long or at high RPMs. The most common cause of clutch failure is the ablative material of the clutch disc wears down to the point where it comes apart when it contacts the flywheel. If the vehicle is driven when this happens, it can result in the pressure plate and flywheel having to be replaced. A clutch which won't disengage, but does not slip indicates a broken throw-out bearing, which means parts thereof are flying around the clutch housing. In any case, this requires major mechanical work to repair properly.
The side with the raised parts of the flywheel go twards the torqe converter .
AnswerSounds like the clutch disk is worn out or stripped off. Plan on a new clutch disk, pressure plate, flywheel resurfacing and throwout bearing. It will cost a few hundred dollars if you have someone else do it and probably around $150.00 if you get the parts and have a machine shop turn the flywheel then finish the job yourself. You could also check to see if you blew one of your CV axle shafts, if one goes then it will seem like the clutch is gone.