Flex Plate: Installation

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Fig 1: FLEX PLATE

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1 - FLEX PLATE BOLT

2 - FLEX PLATE

NOTE: Do Not lubricate new bolts as they are already coated with an anti-scuff treatment.
Align the flex plate to hub paint marks, where applicable.

Install the flex plate hub and hand tighten the fasteners. See Fig 1.
Tighten each flex plate hub fastener to 50 N.m (37 lbs. ft.) in a clockwise cross sequence.
At this point, loosen one flex plate adaptor fastener, and with a torque wrench and angle gauge, tighten the fastener to 25 N.m (19 lbs. ft.), plus 60 degrees.
Perform the above procedure for the remaining flex plate adaptor bolts in a clockwise cross sequence.
Install the flex plate locating pin.
Install the flex plate to the hub and install the fasteners. Tighten the flex plate fasteners in a cross sequence to 44 N.m (32.5 ft. lbs.). See Fig 1.
Install the transmission (Refer to TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE/AUTOMATIC - 42RLE - INSTALLATION) or (Refer to TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE/AUTOMATIC - 45RFE/545RFE - INSTALLATION) .