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there should be a numbered stamped on the rear of the engine
on back of engine behind the flex plate.
under the plastic plate covering the engine. Right hand side
on top of the engine under 2.4 liter stamp remove the 4 bolt on heat plate and there they are
The torque specs for the pressure plate should be torqued to 55 ft. pounds in a criss-cross pattern. A non-hardening thread locker should also be applied to the threads of the fly wheel on a 2003 Chevy S-10.
1997 S10 4 cylinder engine pressure plate to flywheel bolts, 33 ft lbs.1997 S10 V6 engine pressure plate to flywheel bolts, 29 ft lbs.
In 1970, the rating was 35ft/lbs.
It must be unbolted from the engine flex-plate (flywheel) then correctly installed into the replacement transmission. Failure to install the torque converter correctly will result in expensive damage to the transmission.
between torque converter and engine
It is the ring gear and plate that conects your engine and automatic transmission's torque converter.
Generally there is six bolts holding the transmission bellhousing to the engine block. There are several more holding the torque converter to the flex plate and the rear transmission mount to the crossmember.
few websites i have searched have come back with a flywheel to crankshaft torque spec of 50 ft-lbs same goes for the flex plate in automatic models. pressure plate torque spec is 23 ft-lbs