Remove Drive Plate and Ring Gear Assembly
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DRIVE PLATE AND RING GEAR ASSEMBLY
Drive plate and ring gear assembly - remove -
Drive plates fitted with shimmed hub aligner
1. Suitably identify each component to its fitted
position.
NOTE: 4.0 litre drive plate illustrated.
2. Remove 4 bolts securing drive plate assembly.
3. Remove clamp ring and drive plate assembly.
NOTE: Drive plate assembly is dowel
located.
4. Remove 6 socket head Allen bolts securing
hub aligner to crankshaft, remove hub aligner
and selective shim; retain shim.
NOTE: Dowel located.
Drive plate and ring gear assembly - remove -
Drive plates with unshimmed hub aligner and
later engines fitted with modified ’one-piece’
starter ring gear
NOTE: Later engines are fitted with a
modified ’one-piece’ starter ring gear
which incorporates the reluctor plate,
spacer and hub. The modified ring gear may be
fitted as a replacement to engines with
unshimmed hub aligners.
1. Suitably identify each component to its fitted
position.
Early engines with unshimmed hub aligner
NOTE: 4.0 litre drive plate illustrated.
2. Remove 4 bolts securing clamp ring, drive
plate, spacer and ring gear assembly to hub
aligner.
3. Remove clamp ring, drive plate, spacer and
ring gear assembly.
NOTE: Ring gear assembly is dowel
located.
4. Remove 6 Allen bolts securing hub aligner to
crankshaft, remove hub aligner.
NOTE: Dowel located.