Flexplate

Flexplate

Removal

1. Remove the transmission.

2. Remove the 8 bolts, the flexplate and the flexplate-to-crankshaft spacer.
- Discard the bolts.

Installation

1. NOTE: New flexplate bolts must be installed. They are a torque-to-yield design and cannot be reused.

Position the spacer and the flexplate. Install the 8 new bolts and tighten in the sequence shown in 3 stages.

- Stage 1: Tighten to 13 Nm (115 lb-in).

- Stage 2: Tighten to 50 Nm (37 lb-ft).

- Stage 3: Tighten an additional 90 degrees.





2. Install the transmission.