Cleaning and Inspection Procedure - Required
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.