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Flex Plate

DRIVE PLATE AND RING GEAR SUB-ASSEMBLY





Uniformly install and tighten 10 new bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.

Torque: 30 Nm (301 kgf-cm, 22 ft-lbf)

- Do not reuse the drive plate and ring gear sub-assembly installation bolts.
- Do not impact or damage the drive plate and ring gear sub-assembly installation bolts. Be sure to handle them carefully.





Mark the upside of each drive plate and ring gear sub-assembly installation bolt with paint.

Retighten the drive plate and ring gear sub-assembly installation bolts 90° as shown in the illustration.

Check that the painted marks are now at a 90° angle to the upside.