For 1990-2009 cars

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

Note: In order to maintain the proper component balance, contact surface taper, and heat transfer, manual transmission flywheels are NOT to be machined.

1. Clean the flywheel (1, 2) in solvent.
2. Dry the flywheel (1) with compressed air.

Inspect the manual transmission flywheel for the following:

• | Damaged ring gear teeth

• | Loose or improperly positioned ring gear

• | The ring gear has an interference fit onto the flywheel and should be positioned completely against the flange of the flywheel.

• | A scored, grooved or damaged friction surface