Busted the Tranny . .

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First round of eliminations last night . . got through first . . . hit second . . . POP!!!

It's Chris Eades' fault. He walked up to me in the lanes and remarked that my car never breaks . . .

[AZSonicSnake]

yikes, that sucks. any idea what let go in the tranny?

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yikes, that sucks. any idea what let go in the tranny?

I haven't got under it yet. It's probably the pump, the front drum, or . . if I got really lucky, I just sheared off the flexplate bolts.




But I'm never that lucky.

[4Jenna]

:no:

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:no:

You jinxed me!!!!

[4Jenna]

Glide time

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Glide time


Turns out I DID get lucky . . . the flexplate sheared.

See Pic: You can see where it sheared right around the hub of the flexplate.

[AZSonicSnake]

wow, good to hear that its not too bad. that is some power to be breakingf the flexplate like that...

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wow, good to hear that its not too bad. that is some power to be breakingf the flexplate like that...


Yeah . . . I'm just conserned about why it broke . . . aside from Eades jinxing me, I mean

[5.0Stanger]

How old is the 'plate, Tad?

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How old is the 'plate, Tad?


It was practically new. It had about 50 passes on it.