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Engine Flywheel Cleaning & Inspection

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    Fig 1: View Of Ring Gear Teeth
    GM1658199Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  1. Clean the flex plate in solvent.
  2. CAUTION: Refer to Safety Glasses Caution .
  3. Dry the flex plate with compressed air.
  4. 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)
    • IMPORTANT: Do not attempt to repair the welded areas that retain the ring gear to the flex plate. Install a new flex plate.
    • Welded areas (3) that retain the ring gear onto the flex plate for cracking