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Flex Plate

DRIVE PLATE





Install the front spacer, drive plate and rear spacer on the crankshaft.
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.





Mark the mounting bolts with paint.
Tighten the mounting bolts another 90° in the same sequence shown in the step above.
Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle.