Archived Need Help, Flywheel?

[480RUGER]

Left work last night and noticed the truck had a little different sound then normal. When I swapped the turbo I had to fab up an exhaust pipe to adapt the new down pipe to the old 4" pipe so I though it sounded like it just come loose. It was raining so I decided to take it easy and go home. I made it 10 miles and it sounded like the fan bolts were loose so I tried to pull over where I had some room to look around when something went. Was lucky to have a friend trailer me home but I haven’t looked at anything yet.



What symptoms are noticeable when the timing gears break or something near them? I can turn the key and the starter engages but I can tell it’s not under much load. It’s not free spooling though. I ‘m not sure, it might be in the DTT. It shifts fine through the gears so I don't think that is it. Truck has 125,000 on it built in September 99.



Any ideas? I’ll try to find something after I get off work tonight. Thanks TDR



Gregg

 

[Joe G.]

Check the flex plate. It may be fractured but still hanging on. You might be able to see something if you remove the little pan below the torque convertor. If it's the flex plate and it completely breaks you will walk.

 

[480RUGER]

I did but just long enough to get a signal. "Can you hear me now?" Thanks, I'll look when I get home.

 

[GAmes]

I broke the center out of a completely stock, gutless 92 CDT flexplate. Made a hell of a racket before it completely came apart.

 

[480RUGER]

If it is the Flexplate, are there any other parts that I might need to look at?

 

[Joe G.]

Don't let it break completely. If you do it will wreck the transmission pump and maybe the torque convertor. You will need to closely check the screw holes in the torque convertor anyway. It they are shot the TC is junk.

 

[480RUGER]

Oops, Guess I need a new torque converter. I'll bust into it tonight and see. It didn't make noise long before I tried to pull off where I had some room. Suppose I wasn't fast enough.



I’ll keep you posted.