Range Rover (LM) V8-4.4L (2009)
Flex Plate: Service and Repair
Flexplate
Service Repair No - 12.53.13
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
WARNING: Do not work on or under a vehicle supported only by a jack. Always support the vehicle on safety stands.
2. Raise and support the vehicle.
3. Remove the transmission.
CAUTION: The bolts can only be used 3 times, mark the bolts with a center punch. If 2 punch marks are visible, discard the bolts.
NOTE: Prevent the flexplate from rotating.
4. Remove the torque converter flexplate.
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Remove the 8 bolts.
Installation
1. NOTE: Prevent the flexplate from rotating.
Install the torque converter flexplate.
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Clean the component mating faces.
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Tighten the bolts evenly in 2 stages to the sequence shown.
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Tighten the bolts to 15 Nm (11 ft. lbs.).
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Tighten the bolts to 110 Nm (81 ft. lbs.).
2. Install the transmission.
3. Connect the battery ground cable.