Drive Plate: Installing

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-- Install the drive plate only using the washer with openings -1- without a shim -2-.

Fig 1: Identifying Drive Plate Installed Only By Using Washer With Recesses

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-- Install the new bolts -3- and tighten to 30 Nm.

-- Check dimension -a- at three points and calculate mean value.

Fig 2: Checking Dimension

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Specified value: 18.8 to 20.4 mm

NOTE:

Measure through drive plate hole to surface of control housing cover.

If the specification is not obtained:

-- Remove drive plate using the shim -2-. Tighten the bolts -3- again to 30 Nm and repeat the measurement.

Fig 3: Identifying Drive Plate Installed Only By Using Washer With Recesses

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If specified value is OK:

The rest of the installation follows the reverse of the removal procedures. Note the following:

Remove the Crankshaft Locking Pin T40069 from the cylinder block at rear and install the plug (30 Nm).