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Dec 12, 2013 | 04:02 PM

emo666

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marking flex plate bolt

I'm replacing a engine- 2.9 in a bronco II and was reading a book preview that did not state all the info. It states that when replacing the engine to the tranny that you need to put "THE MARKED"CONVERTER TO FLEX PLATE BOLT at the bottom??? What is the writer referring to?? When is this supposed to be marked --before dissembly or??? I am changing out a complete different engine to the original tranny. Should the flex plate have a locating mark on it???
I'm cornfused!!!!

Dec 17, 2013 | 07:02 AM

stuart1

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What it means is to place a mark on the flex plate and convertor so it can be reassembled properly.

Dec 17, 2013 | 08:28 AM

ashleyroachclip

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Marking the bolt just makes it easier to see and ensure you will have the drain plug in the torque converter come through the correct hole.

Dec 17, 2013 | 02:07 PM

merc2dogs

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Some converters and flex plates have an offset bolt and hole that's not spaced the same as the others marking the location of any bolt and the converter makes it a lot easier to line everything up first time through.
If you don't mark it, you never know it's wrong till you rotate the engine, normally you make it to the third bolt before you find it's not lined up.

But if you're swapping the trans and converter, any marks may not be correct.....