36. Automatic Transmission Flex Plate Cleaning and Inspection

Automatic Transmission Flex Plate Cleaning and Inspection




1. Clean the flex plate in solvent.

Caution: Refer to Safety Glasses and Compressed Air Caution.

2. Dry the flex plate with compressed air.
3. Inspect the flex plate for the following conditions:
^ Damaged ring gear teeth (1)
^ Stress cracks around the flex plate-to-crankshaft bolt hole locations (2)

Important: Do not attempt to repair the welded areas that retain the ring gear to the flex plate. Install a new flex plate.

^ Welded areas (3) that retain the ring gear onto the flex plate for cracking