March 31, 200521 yr comment_37207 heres a few pics of my flexplate that was replaced today.... well.. whats left of it.... and again up close..... mechanic said he's never even seen his race car do that to a flex plate. Report
March 31, 200521 yr comment_37218 Oh wow. I have no idea what a flex plate is meant to look like, but that doesn't look good! Report
March 31, 200521 yr Author comment_37224 thats exactly what it looks like just coming out of the car. mechanic just gave it to me then, came home, and took a pic :D he said its put a slight bend in the back of the crankshaft too, because it took a chunk of everything with it when it disintegrated. Report
March 31, 200521 yr comment_37227 Dude, you killed it. Hehe. :D I guess your lucky that the whole thing didn't shatter. Are those things cast in one piece, or are the centres welded in? It just looks strange the way it has broken away from the outer ring so cleanly. How long were you driving it like this? Report
March 31, 200521 yr Author comment_37228 welded in, not cast and i drove it for about a day. sounded like a fkn battletank too! was cool for a while, till i started engine braking.... Report
March 31, 200521 yr comment_37229 I had a mate with a bluebird, that suffered a similar problem. he sheared half the bolts off, and so the wheel was sortoff just wobbling and pivoting on the two remaing bolts. He said everytime he backed off the throttle, it sounded like a wastegate on a turbo. But it was just bits of metal rubbing together as the wheel wobbled and scraped against the surrounding metal. Report
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