Flex Plate: Service and Repair
Flexplate4.6L Engine:
5.4L Engine:
Removal
1. Remove the transmission.
2. NOTE: 5.4L shown, 4.6L similar.
Remove the bolts and the flexplate.
Installation
Romeo engine (4.6L)
1. Install the flexplate and the 6 bolts. Tighten the bolts in 2 stages in the sequence shown.
^ Stage 1: Tighten to 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.).
^ Stage 2: Tighten to 80 Nm (59 ft. lbs.).
Windsor engine (5.4L)
2. Install the flexplate and the 8 bolts. Tighten the bolts in 2 stages in the sequence shown.
^ Stage 1: Tighten to 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.).
^ Stage 2: Tighten to 80 Nm (59 ft. lbs.).
All engines
3. Install the transmission.