Caution: Refer to Safety Glasses Caution in the Preface section.
• | Damaged ring gear teeth (1) |
• | Stress cracks around the flex plate-to-crankshaft bolt hole locations (2) |
Important: 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 |