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Flex Plate: Service and Repair

Applying Adhesive To Bolts:




Sequence:






Drive Plate Installtion
(a) Apply adhesive to 2 or 3 threads of the bolt end.
Adhesive: Part No. 08833-00070, THREE BOND 1324 or equivalent.
(b) Install the front spacer, drive plate and rear plate on the crankshaft.
(c) Install and uniformly tighten the 8 bolts to 83 Nm (61 ft.lb) in several passes, in the sequence shown.