m1rkz Member 114 Member For: 13y 7m 12d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 22/04/15 11:48 PM Posted 22/04/15 11:48 PM For the uneducated, whats a flex plate and what does it do ?
RB Snake Legacy Donating Member 327 Member For: 12y 6m 27d Gender: Male Location: Perth SOR Posted 23/04/15 12:10 AM Posted 23/04/15 12:10 AM (edited) is there no way to get it upgraded when getting the car tuned? What is he fix? tightening the bolts and welding them in?The factory flex plate is quite thin, Atomic do a thicker one which helps, or you can weld your own plate in to reinforce the factory one. Pretty sure it's not recommended to use the same flex plate, I think its gotta be balanced or something. Edited 23/04/15 12:13 AM by RB Snake
masda74 To Loud Legacy Donating Member 4,114 Member For: 14y 7m 19d Gender: Male Location: WA, Perth Posted 23/04/15 12:19 AM Posted 23/04/15 12:19 AM Flex plate sort of makes me think that it should be flexible. Hence the reason why it is thin.But I am pretty sure that is completely wrong.As asked by M1rkz, what is the purpose of the flx plate in the Auto?I know that the manual gear box does not have this black magic attachment.
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Legacy Donating Member 19,334 Member For: 20y 9m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 23/04/15 02:25 AM Posted 23/04/15 02:25 AM For the uneducated, whats a flex plate and what does it do ?The flex plate (or drive plate if you are that way inclined) connects the cranks shaft to the torque converter in an automatic car. It is literally a round plate with series of holes in the centre to accommodate the crank shaft bolts and a row of outer bolt holes to secure it to the torque converter.It is called a flex plate as it is designed to flex. The flex is required to absorb crank endfloat and in more extreme cases torque converter ballooning (hi stall torque converters can grown due to internal hydraulic pressure) 3
Wilko16 Legacy Donating Member 1,672 Member For: 18y 7m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/04/15 02:28 AM Posted 23/04/15 02:28 AM Also it's what the starter motor drives to start the motor!
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Legacy Donating Member 13,798 Member For: 18y 7m 25d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 23/04/15 04:29 AM Posted 23/04/15 04:29 AM Aren't cars great!
m1rkz Member 114 Member For: 13y 7m 12d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 23/04/15 04:33 AM Posted 23/04/15 04:33 AM Thanks for explaining guys appreciate it. Now I at least have some idea what you're on about
eff xr6t Member 569 Member For: 12y 9m 19d Posted 23/04/15 05:24 AM Posted 23/04/15 05:24 AM (edited) As for the flex plate coming loose issue when you put it back in again give the bolts a little tack with the welder on the edge to stop them coming out again or get two flex plates and cut the centre out of one and use it to double the thickness where the crank bolts are. Me and my mates have had so many issues with holding them in gone through about 5 flex plates and this is what happened to one of the last ones that came loose at a track day. Edited 23/04/15 05:36 AM by eff xr6t 1
Wilko16 Legacy Donating Member 1,672 Member For: 18y 7m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/04/15 06:38 AM Posted 23/04/15 06:38 AM Oh dear!! That Is hardcore
Tocchi Sandtrap Motorsport Legacy Donating Member 2,055 Member For: 17y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 23/04/15 07:06 AM Posted 23/04/15 07:06 AM Atomic flex + arp bolts = shibbbyyyy
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