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Well I thought mys tarter crapped the bed today. Bought a new one put it on, still wouldn't start. Checked the inspection plate on the bell housing (like I should have done originally) and the flywheel and torque converter spin easy as you please.
So, I'll be getting a flywheel from Billy and getting it on in the next day or so.
Sucks.
How does that happen? Did it just break?
shattered the flywheel center? OMFG!
Maybe you need a billet unit. They're about $200.
I guess the center, yeah...Billy explained it to me, but I'm not picturing it in my head i guess. But yeah. He has a stock one, not sure if I can afford to wait on a billet. He said it's a fairly uncommon problem.
Over 400 RWHP :DQuote:
Originally Posted by duckysbht
jk...the stock ones are pretty thin, so I guess it just had enough.
Its not the power that did it in, it was just a faulty part or was damaged on installation. Stock flexplates have seen over 1000rwhp with no problems.
FYI
Flywheel=manual trans
Flexplate=auto trans
;)
Hmmm, yeah, the reasons why it shattered or broke is a mystery--since when we installed it, the tranny was already bolted up to the motor. I would love to blame the idiot who dropped the motor in (hehehe), but can we point fingers at the guy you bought it from???? If you need help slapping a new one in, let me know Moze. I have to return some tools to a tool (Virgil), so keep me informed on when you wanna do this. From putting it on the jackstands to taking it off the jackstands, you are looking at roughly 3 hours time...
Umm just remember that i am going to Goliad this weekend....leaving Friday at 3pm...next weekend i will be back to normalQuote:
Originally Posted by txarkitekt
Yeah - didn't figure it was the hp that broke it.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1slow01z71
Thanks for the correction too. :thumb: Thought they were the same thing!
so did i thanks cody
hope you get it fixed up moze
Wasnt necessarilly blaming you guys, since the part was used it could have easily been damaged before it came into your hands and just didnt notice anything wrong with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by txarkitekt
Yeah I know you weren't, but I was hoping the fingers didn't have to be pointed at me :) Anyway, the motor and tranny came into Moze's hands bolted together, so even if it was damaged, we didn't know about it... It is probably just one of those freak things that happened. No biggie--we will just yank the tranny off and slap a new one on there!Quote:
Originally Posted by 1slow01z71
When ya wanna tackle it? And are we going to need air tools?
Eh, whenever. We don't necessarily need air tools, but it would be nice to have them! We need to disconnect the drive shaft, unplug all of the wiring to the tranny, take off TC bolts, remove tranny, then take of the flexplate. Then all it is bolting everything back up. I did Garrisson's tranny and TC without the compressor, so I am sure we can do yours with hand tools...
Make sure the torque the flexplate bolts right, they are a two step process, something like 18ftlbs tightened like lug nuts, then 60ish ftlbs final pass.