For 1990-2009 cars

1. Clean the flex plate in solvent.

Warning: Refer to Safety Glasses and Compressed Air Warning in the Preface section.

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