36. Automatic Transmission Flex Plate Cleaning and Inspection

Automatic Transmission Flex Plate Cleaning and Inspection





1. Clean the flex plate in solvent.
Warning: Refer to Safety Glasses and Compressed Air Warning (Safety Glasses and Compressed Air Warning) .

2. Dry the flex plate with compressed air.
3. Inspect the flex plate for the following conditions:

* Damaged ring gear teeth (1)
* Stress cracks around the flex plate-to-crankshaft bolt hole locations (2)


Note

Do not attempt to repair the welded areas that retain the ring gear to the flex plate. Install a new flex plate.

* Welded areas (3) that retain the ring gear onto the flex plate for cracking