Flex Plate: Service and Repair

Flexplate or Flywheel and Crankshaft Rear Seal

Special Tools:

Special Tool(s)

1. Remove the transmission.

Part 1 Of 2:

Part 2 Of 2:

2. Remove the components in the order indicated in the illustration and table. To remove individual components, only carry out the listed steps.

Part 1 Of 2:

Part 2 Of 2:

3. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

Item 3: Crankshaft Rear Seal Removal Note





1. Using the special tools, remove the crankshaft rear seal.
^ Discard the seal.

Item 3: Crankshaft Rear Seal Installation Note





1. NOTE: Lubricate the crankshaft rear seal with clean engine oil prior to installation.

Using the special tool install a new crankshaft rear oil seal.

Items 1 and 2: Flexplate Installation Note





1. NOTE: The crankshaft dowel must be positioned below the outer face of the flexplate.

Install the flexplate with the elongated hole over the crankshaft dowel.





2. Install the flexplate bolts and tighten in two stages in the sequence shown.
^ Stage 1: Tighten to 15 Nm (11 ft. lbs.).
^ Stage 2: Tighten to 110 Nm (81 ft. lbs.).