Flex plate question...

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Ok so I've stripped the p38 rave said there should be 4 bolts securing the flex plate to the touqe convertor however it's a triangle and I can only see 3 bolts. Is raver lieing or am I missing something?
 
Littelwill said:
Ok so I've stripped the p38 rave said there should be 4 bolts securing the flex plate to the touqe convertor however it's a triangle and I can only see 3 bolts. Is raver lieing or am I missing something?
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There are many mistakes in RAVE, if it's triangular and comes off with 3 bolts, that would sound about right. Never done one though.
 
Littelwill said:
Thank you. Is there a way of locking the fly wheel. When trying to undo theses bolts the whole lot moves
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Bottom of the dipstick, across to the right and then under an overhand is a plastic plug. Pull it out. A timing pin or 9mm drill bit (reversed!) should fit in at TDC. Turn engine clockwise only.

Or breaker bar on crankshaft nut and rest it against a chassis member, perhaps?
 
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Cheer Grrr. It's all stripped down but could get the flex bolts out as I'm struggling with access. When I do get on one the whole bloody lot span. Will the flywheel thing take strain of me cracking the bolts off?
 
Littelwill said:
Cheer Grrr. It's all stripped down but could get the flex bolts out as I'm struggling with access. When I do get on one the whole bloody lot span. Will the flywheel thing take strain of me cracking the bolts off?
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I don't know to be honest. Need someone with more experience. The flywheel is pretty solid but I'm not sure the casing is.

Breaker bar on the cranknut can take quite a lot, I'd guess. Takes a lot to do it up! Again though, you're talking to a bodger. Someone who actually knows tolerances like Wammers or Saint or Datatek would be a lot more use.
 
There is a triangle type 3 bolt. I've only done the 4 bolt types but the trick is to push up towards the centre of the crank so the torque you're using doesn't spin the crank.
 
3.5 efi said:
There is a triangle type 3 bolt. I've only done the 4 bolt types but the trick is to push up towards the centre of the crank so the torque you're using doesn't spin the crank.
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Would reconnecting the handbrake momentarily and putting it on help at all? I guess you could even just tighten it up at the back until it locks.
 
You cannot lock the crank via the gearbox, the torque convertor will always let it spin.
I use a big spanner on the front crank nut across to a chassis leg to lock the crank, it's done up horrendously tight so no risk of it coming loose.
 
Ok so I fitted my new flex plate over the weekend. It wasn't that hard to do really. A lot of time was spent carefully reading RAVE. Took it on a 72mile trip on Sunday afternoon and the vibration seems to have gone!!! It also seems to idle a lot quieter but maybe I'm just thinking that. I'd say that although it was a ball ache to do on my back. I took my time over the weekend and wasn't bad.

In conclusion I'm glad I bit the bullet and just did it!
 
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