XK (X150) V8-4.2L (2008)
Flex Plate: Service and Repair
Flexplate
Removal
1. Remove the cover and disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. WARNING: Do not work on or under a vehicle supported only by a jack. Always support the vehicle on safety stands.
Raise and support the vehicle.
3. Remove the transmission.
4. NOTE: Prevent the flexplate from rotating.
Remove the torque converter flexplate.
> Remove the 8 bolts.
Installation
1. NOTE: Prevent the flexplate from rotating.
Install the torque converter flexplate.
> Clean the component mating faces.
> Tighten the bolts evenly in 2 stages to the sequence shown.
> Tighten the bolts to 15 Nm (11 lb ft).
> Tighten the bolts to 110 Nm (81 lb.ft).
2. Install the transmission.
3. Connect the battery ground cable and install the cover.