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Flex Plate

DRIVE PLATE AND RING GEAR SUB-ASSEMBLY





Install and uniformly tighten 8 new bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque: 30 Nm (306 kgf-cm, 22 ft-lbf)
- Do not reuse the drive plate installation bolts.
- Do not impact or damage the drive plate installation bolts. Be sure to handle them carefully.





Mark the upside of each drive plate installation bolt with paint.
Retighten the drive plate installation bolts by 90° as shown.
Check that the painted marks are now at a 90° angle to the upside.