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cracked flexplate
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:02 am
by jerryusf
i have a cracked flex plate on ford broncoii 2nd time?
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:41 am
by Nobody
How about a little history and some specifics?Engine, tranny, where did it crack, etc.
Is this a wheeler, or a just a commuter?
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:11 pm
by ranger5.0
Did you put the shim plate in between the motor and trans?
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 8:04 am
by jerryusf
the thin flat sheet metal plate yes
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 8:12 am
by jerryusf
started out sounded like bad gear on flywheel/flexplate
changed starter no help
got worse some times would not start had to turn crank to new position
bought new flexplate slid tranny back changed flexplate all ok
three weeks later sound came back
pulled starter i could see cracks in fly wheel
suggestions ?