34. Engine Flywheel Clean and Inspect - Auto Trans

Engine Flywheel Cleaning and Inspection (Automatic Transmission)
1. Clean the engine flywheel in solvent.

2. Caution: Refer to Safety Glasses Caution in Service Precautions.

Dry the engine flywheel with compressed air.





3. Inspect the engine flywheel for the following conditions:
^ Stress cracks around the engine flywheel-to-torque converter mounting bolt hole locations (1) and/or engine flywheel-to-crankshaft (2, 3)

^ Important: Do not attempt to repair the welded areas that retain the ring gear to the engine flywheel plate. Install a new engine flywheel.

Cracks at welded areas that retain the ring gear onto the engine flywheel (4)
^ Damaged or missing ring gear teeth (5)