FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Rear Engine Plate: Service and Repair



Sealing flange and flywheel/drive plate, removing and installing

Note: For clutch repairs:





1. 120 Nm (89 ft. lbs.) + 1/4 turn (90°) additional
^ Always replace
^ Threads and shoulder must be free of oil and grease
^ To loosen and tighten, counterhold with 3415
^ Torque angle can be measured with Hazet 6690 torque angle meter, or equivalent
2. Crankshaft toothed belt sprocket
3. 15 Nm (11 ft. lbs.)
4. Oil seal
^ Replacing
5. Sealing flange, front
^ Must be located on dowel sleeves
^ Removing and installing
^ Replace using D 176 404 A2 silicone sealant
6. Engine block
^ Crankshaft, removing and installing
^ Pistons and connecting rods, disassembling and assembling
7. 60 Nm (44 ft. lbs.) + 1/4 turn (90°) additional
^ Always replace
^ Torque angle can be measured with Hazet 6690 torque angle meter, or equivalent
8. Flywheel/drive plate
^ Counterhold using 3067 to remove and install flywheel
^ Drive plate, removing and installing
9. Intermediate plate
^ Must be located on dowel sleeves see Fig. 1
^ Do not damage or bend when assembling
10. Sealing flange with PTFE oil seal
^ Only replace as an assembly
^ Only install flange with PTFE oil seal
^ Do not install seal using oil or grease
^ Oil pan, removing and installing
^ Install using supplied guide sleeve (do not remove sleeve tool before installing sealing flange).





Fig. 1 Intermediate plate must be located on dowel sleeves (arrows)