380SL (107.045) V8-3.8L (116.960) (1982)
Flex Plate: Service and Repair
Ring Gear Replacement
NOTE: When removing the transmission the ring gear remains on the engine.
The ring gear and the welded-on steel ring are balanced together.
The ring gear (20) is welded to a steel ring and bolted to the driven plates (17 and 18).
The 1.5 mm thick driven plate outer diameter is a machined fit for the centering of the ring gear.
16
Plates 4.5 mm
17
Driven plate 1.5 mm, 296 mm dia.
18
Driven plate 1 mm, 287 mm dia.
20
Ring gear
21
Fitted bolt
22
Spring washer B 6