The only one of the three plates around the bellhousing that is critical is the one that goes under the starter. It sets the gear depth spacing between the starter and the housing. The other two are water shields, a big deal when this trans is turned around in a front-drive car, not a big deal in the DMC. It's common practice to throw away the one that goes under the trans (just over the frame), but the other one normally gets put back on, often with only one screw but with the wire removed. The wire is an inductive pickup that goes to the diagnostic connector but isn't used anywhere. Dave S --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Darkstar" <darkstarmedia@xxxx> wrote: > > I did it in the garage on 4 3 ton jack stands all the way up... mostly by my > self. I ended up destroying both > plates and most of the bolts but have had no adverse issued due to their > absence. > > Darkstar To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/