Automatic Transmission Flex Plate Cleaning and Inspection
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2012 GMC Yukon, 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe, and 2012 Cadillac Escalade. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Clean the flex plate in solvent.
- Dry the flex plate with compressed air.
- Inspect the flex plate for the following conditions:
- Damaged ring gear teeth (1)
- Stress cracks around the flex plate-to-crankshaft bolt hole locations (2)
- Welded areas (3) that retain the ring gear onto the flex plate for cracking
NOTE:Do not attempt to repair the welded areas that retain the ring gear to the flex plate. Install a new flex plate.
WARNING:
Refer to Safety Glasses and Compressed Air Warning .