Sealing Flange, Removing And Installing, Transmission Side: Removing

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The transmission is removed.

-- Remove the flywheel. Refer to FLYWHEEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Disengage the intermediate plate at the sealing flange and at the alignment sleeves -arrows-.

Fig 1: Installing Intermediate Plate

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-- Remove the bolts -1 through 6-.

Fig 2: Crankshaft Sealing Flange Tightening Sequence

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-- Remove the sealing flange.