For 1990-2009 cars

Caution: Refer to Shop Practices Caution in the Preface section.

1. Clean the flywheel.
2. Dry the flywheel with compressed air.
3. 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

4. Inspect the automatic transmission flywheel for the following:

• | Damaged ring gear teeth

• | Stress cracks around the flywheel-to-crankshaft bolt hole locations and weight saving holes