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Just criss-cross on the bolts and don't tighten them all in sequence, just like tightening lug nuts on a wheel.
A automatic has a flex plate and a tork converter.. A manual trans has flex plate and fly wheel...
your spacer plate and starter should be the same the flex plate and converter will need to be replaced
Manual Transmittion - Flywheel to Crank - 105 Foot Pounds Pressure Plate to Flywheel - 33 Foot Pounds Automatic Transmittion - Flex Plate to Crank - 65 Foot Pounds
Pretty much all cars with manual transmissions have a flywheel. Cars with automatic transmissions have a torque converter attached to a flex plate instead.
The transmission has to be dropped first. then the torque convert/clutch needs to be removed to gain access to the flex plate, which can then be replaced.
A flex plate is the flat piece of metal that connects the engine to the transmission's torque convert. Most have teeth around the edge for the starter to engage into when starting your car.
It is the ring gear and plate that conects your engine and automatic transmission's torque converter.
Yes, the Turbo 400 will bolt up to the 305. Use the original Turbo 400 torque converter and flex plate unless the 305 flex plate has dual bolt pattern to except the 400 converter.
The flex plate is bolted to the back of the crankshaft. It connects the motor to the torque converter in the transmission. To replace you remove the transmission and replace it.
If it really IS the flex plate, that's a lot cheaper than other problems that could cause a bad knock. The flex plate is a steel plate that bolts to the rear of the engine and has gear teeth around it. The starter engages with the teeth to start the engine. The torque converter also bolts to the flex plate. All power produced by the engine that is used to move the vehicle goes through the flex plate. Flex plates get old and sometimes crack. When that happens you want to get the old flex plate out of there as soon as you can before it breaks completely and destroys the torque converter. A flex plate is relatively cheap, compared to a complete engine rebuild or replacing the torque converter. To replace the flex plate, simply pull the engine (or transmission, whichever is easiest), unbolt the flex plate from the crankshaft, bolt up a replacement and put the transmission (or engine) back. Of course, there is more involved than that, but it's not as bad as some repairs.
According to the manual, the specifications are the following: 25-34 lb/ft on the flex plate to torque converter, 23-39 lb/ft on the automatic mounting bolt, and 89 lb/ft on the manual mounting bolt.