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Here's the deal.Driving along go to overtake a dangerous driver floor it get a good kickdown revs out dumps into gear all good.About 5Kms down the road auto starts slips back off manual shift no worries add a bit of load or throttle a wee bit of slipping,by the time a get to stop got no gears.Shut down the motor got to start it again lots of starter/TC spinning no motor spinning.Now you can spin the flex plate theres no resistance.
Now i'm thinking all the bolts in the flexplate have sheared or fallen out.Any ideas?
What do ya reckonAnyone had this happen ?Wouldn't think a ej22 would have bolt busting power.

sounds like ur Driveplate is broken.

theyre pretty thin really

i sold my old one to a guy with a Gen1 Sedan Auto whos broke onenight.

yeah sounds like it could be the flex plate will!! only logical thing!!

yeah it can happen Will, my brother had it happen to him in a comadore some years ago.

Rik.

yeah you have done a flex plate mate. if the converter is spinning and the engine isnt its the only explanation...

i have seen a cracked one but it was behind an EJ20T. you must have done a top job rebuilding that thing

vincentvega wrote:you must have done a top job rebuilding that thing

Or giving it a good flogging!!

Bennie

Yeah I've torn a flex plate in two leaving a nice neat little circle around the flex plate bolts and thrust bearing (Not in a subaru though).
But before you tear the whole thing apart just check your transmission fluid with the engine running because if you've just blown a hose or run out of fluid this could save you some time and heart ache!

tex wrote:Yeah I've torn a flex plate in two leaving a nice neat little circle around the flex plate bolts and thrust bearing (Not in a subaru though).
But before you tear the whole thing apart just check your transmission fluid with the engine running because if you've just blown a hose or run out of fluid this could save you some time and heart ache!

that doesnt explain the nocrank though...

definately seperation between crank and plate.You can spin the motor and see the rear turn and no movement at the plate.Guesss itss motor out or box slipped back to inspect the real damage.

you are skilled in the art of breaking that thing posty!

what flex plate was it?

Just about to start pulling it apart.Flex plate i think is a gen 1 awd one,got a tt one and a rs one but they are different if i remmeber correctly.
Got any spares Dane?

I might have one here. It is sitting on the rubbish to be thrown out this week end. I will dig it out for you.

Will it's time for a manual box:rolleyes:

Jan

hell no Jan!

yeah there is a spare still bolted to my original box if your stuck..

Outback bloke wrote:I might have one here. It is sitting on the rubbish to be thrown out this week end. I will dig it out for you.

Thanks Brett.Will call tomorrow

yarney wrote:Will it's time for a manual box:rolleyes:
Jan

If i go manual it wiil be behind a lifted impressa hatch:twisted::twisted::twisted:

vincentvega wrote:yeah there is a spare still bolted to my original box if your stuck..

Thanks Dane for the offer.

Haven't seperated it yet but am pulling the motor to do it and a few other things while its out,just a few bolts to go.The tc is unbolted from the flexplate and you can spin the flexplate around so its definately buggered.
A few metal filings in ther too.

I have seen on some models a larger than normal plate that bolts over the back of the flex plate and is about 6in in diameter, my only thought would be to stop excessive flex causing the flex plate to shear.

Heres the carnarge,well not all of it.






The tally
One broken flexplate
chewed out spigot
chewed out locater on the t/c.

Is the spigot in the rear of the crank damaged?

how badly chewed is the centre locator?

Made a nice neat cut out of the flex plate

fark thats impressive!

were the bolts all tight when you pulled the remains out?