Flex Plate: Service and Repair

Flexplate





Removal
1. Remove the transmission.
2. Remove the bolts and the flexplate.

Installation

1. NOTE: Special bolts are used for flexplate installation. Do not use standard bolts.

Install the flexplate. Tighten the bolts in 3 stages in the sequence shown.
^ Stage 1: Tighten to 13 Nm (10 lb-ft).
^ Stage 2: Tighten to 50 Nm (37 lb-ft).
^ Stage 3: Tighten an additional 90 degrees.





2. Install the transmission.