Help! My 92 Accord just broke it's 2nd Flex Plate! Why?
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Help! My 92 Accord just broke it's 2nd Flex Plate! Why?
Has anybody ever heard of this happening? I'm a conservative driver, I don't abuse the car in any way, and this morning the flex plate broke on my Accord for the 2nd time. First time, I replaced the engine, since I had to remove something and the motor had 200K miles on it. This time, the motor has about 85K on it. Has anyone ever heard of this happening? Other mechanics in the area have never seen/heard of this. It seems that there would have to be something wrong with the transmission to make this happen......
Any feedback would be great!
Any feedback would be great!
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Re: Help! My 92 Accord just broke it's 2nd Flex Plate! Why? (ATLMechanic)
Did it break (crack) in the vicinity of the crankshaft, or at the torque Converter bolts? ...And, was it an original OEM Flexplate or an aftermarket??
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Re: Help! My 92 Accord just broke it's 2nd Flex Plate! Why? (P_Adams)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by P_Adams »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Did it break (crack) in the vicinity of the crankshaft, or at the torque Converter bolts? ...And, was it an original OEM Flexplate or an aftermarket??
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The one I had cracked in an almost perfect circle at the outer edge of the crank flange. It was original.
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The one I had cracked in an almost perfect circle at the outer edge of the crank flange. It was original.
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very rare for a flex plate to brake,,and they were broken in the same way Chio said. in all my years i have only seen it a few times but when i installed a new one it would not rebrake .mmmm did u install a used flex from the junk yard??,,if u installed a used flex i would install a new 1 from Honda , make sure all the nuts are properly torqued make sure there is nothing weird and that looks inusual and see if it happens again ,,,
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Re: Help! My 92 Accord just broke it's 2nd Flex Plate! Why? (Chiovnidca)
The flex plate came on the JDM engine I bought from a dealer here in ATL. The motor had 60K on it. The first one broke around the flange, I haven't removed the tranny yet on the second one....it just happened today. It looked good when I got it....no evidence of damage or prior removal. It just seems to me that would be something that should NEVER break. It's very frustrating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Help! My 92 Accord just broke it's 2nd Flex Plate! Why? (ATLMechanic)
If the H22 was bought sans (without) transmission, the possibility exists the flexplate was bent from handling the engine. Bolting the torque converter to it would have straightened it, but then put a continuous stress in the hub area. Over the course of time it would have contibuted to fatigue, and the flex plate would ultimately crack - starting at the bolt holes.
This, however, doesn't answer why the second one failed......
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This, however, doesn't answer why the second one failed......
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