Flex Plate

DRIVE PLATE & RING GEAR SUBASSEMBLY

HINT: If any one of the mounting bolts is broken or deformed, replace it.





(a) Apply adhesive to 2 or 3 threads of the mounting bolt end.
Adhesive: Toyota Genuine Adhesive 1324, Three Bond 1324 or equivalent






(b) Install the front spacer, drive plate and rear spacer on the crankshaft.
(c) Install and uniformly tighten the 8 mounting bolts in several passes, in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque: 49 N*m (500 kgf*cm, 36 ft.*lbf)
If any of the mounting bolts cannot meet the torque specification, replace the mounting bolt.





(d) Mark the mounting bolt with paint.
(e) Retighten the mounting bolt by 90° in the numerical order shown.
(f) Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle.