For 1990-2009 cars

### Automatic Transmission

Caution: Refer to Safety Glasses Caution in the Preface section.

1. Clean the automatic transmission flex plate in solvent.
2. Dry the flex plate with compressed air.

Important: Do not attempt to repair the welded areas that retain the ring gear to the flex plate. If any of the following conditions are found, install a new flex plate.

3. Inspect the flex plate for the following conditions:

• | Damaged ring gear teeth (1).

• | Elongations of the crankshaft or torque converter bolt holes (2).

• | Stress cracks around the flex plate-to-crankshaft retaining bolt hole locations (3).

• | Cracks between the pressing holes (4).

• | Welded areas that retain the ring gear onto the flex plate for cracking.