Drive Plate Installation Bolts Installation Note

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Set the SST against the drive plate.
Tighten the new drive plate installation bolts uniformly in two or three steps in the order shown in the figure.

Fig 1: Drive Plate Bolts Tightening Sequence

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Tightening torque

108-116 N.m {11.1-11.8 kgf.m, 80-85 ft.lbf}