Sealing Flange, Removing And Installing, Transmission Side: Removing

• The transmission is removed. Refer to TRANSMISSION, REMOVING .

-- Remove the flywheel. Refer to FLYWHEEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Disengage the sealing flange on the alignment sleeves and on the sealing flange -arrows-.

Fig 1: Installing Intermediate Plate

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-- Remove the bolts -1 through 8-. (There is also equipment with only six bolts depending on the version).

Fig 2: Crankshaft Sealing Flange (Eight Bolts) Tightening Sequence

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-- Loosen the sealing flange from the bond and then remove it.