Removal and Installation: Removal

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WARNING:

To avoid the risk of personal injury by moving or shifting drive train components, always properly support the drive train components not being removed.
To avoid the risk of personal injury, use lifting equipment or acquire assistance when lifting components or assemblies that weight more than 23 kg (50 lbs).

Remove the flexplate. Refer to Removal and Installation .

Install Tool (A) to support the rear of the engine.

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WARNING: To avoid the risk of personal injury from a falling or shifting engine. Use only lifting equipment designed to lift the weight of the engine and transmission assemblies safely. To determine the weight of the engine and transmission assemblies refer to the Service Data Specification (SDS) article of the Engine Mechanical (EM) and Transmission (TM) articles of the service information.

Tool A

:-- - (J-54419)

Engine slinger bolts

: 64 N.m (6.5 kg-m, 47 ft-lb)

While supporting the flywheel housing, remove bolts (A) and the flywheel housing.

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WARNING: To avoid the risk of personal injury, use lifting equipment or acquire assistance when lifting components or assemblies that weight more than 23 kg (50 lbs).

NOTE: Note the location of the flywheel housing bolts as removed. Some of the bolts are different length/size fasteners and must be installed in the same location as removed.