Automatic Transmission Flex Plate Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2022 Cadillac CT5. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY

NOTE:
The flex plate does not use a locating pin for alignment and will not initially seat against the crankshaft flange, but will be pulled onto the crankshaft by the engine flex plate bolts. This procedure requires a 3 stage tightening process.

Mark or scribe the end of the crankshaft and the flex plate before removal.
Remove the engine flex plate bolts (2).
Remove the flex plate (1).