Flex Plate
DRIVE PLATE & RING GEAR SUB-ASSEMBLYInstall and uniformly tighten the 8 mounting bolts in several steps, in the order shown in the illustration.
Torque: 30 Nm (301 kgf-cm, 22 ft-lbf)
If any one of the mounting bolts does not meet the torque specification, replace the mounting bolt.
Mark the mounting bolt with paint (Procedure "A").
Retighten the mounting bolts by 90° in the order shown.
Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the mark placed in procedure "A".