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Drive Plate Removal/Installation: Notes

Special Service Tool (SST) 

49 E011 1A0
Ring gear brake set
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Replacement Part 

Bolt
Quantity: 6
Location of use: Drive plate
  1. Remove the transaxle. (See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [ET6A-EL (VINs 7, L, M) (US)] .)
  2. Remove in the order indicated in the table.
    Fig 1: Drive Plate Component With Torque Specification
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    PART DESCRIPTION

    1 Drive plate installation bolts
    (See DRIVE PLATE INSTALLATION BOLTS REMOVAL NOTE .)
    (See DRIVE PLATE INSTALLATION BOLTS INSTALLATION NOTE .)
    2 Backing plate
    3 Drive plate
  3. Install in the reverse order of removal.