flex plate change
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 16,795
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From: Lake Havasu City, AZ
Do you mean the tunnel plate.
You need to take off the exhaust system.
You might want to be a bit higher than a set of ramps.
Two Forum vendors I have dealt with sell them.
CCA
http://www.customcorvetteaccessories...nelplates.html
and
Elite Engineerng
http://www.eliteengineeringusa.com/T...late_Link.html
You need to take off the exhaust system.
You might want to be a bit higher than a set of ramps.
Two Forum vendors I have dealt with sell them.
CCA
http://www.customcorvetteaccessories...nelplates.html
and
Elite Engineerng
http://www.eliteengineeringusa.com/T...late_Link.html
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,872
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From: Richmond VA
Funny you should bring that up. Not the vette, but I rebuilt my truck 6.0L yesterday and was going to put it back in today and found a crack in the flexplate..... I guess these are known to crack from time to time. Of course no one open on Sunday that has one. 
What makes you think your's has a crack? I had no idea until I started cleaning it (out of the truck).
What makes you think your's has a crack? I had no idea until I started cleaning it (out of the truck).
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 383
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From: Michigan
Funny you should bring that up. Not the vette, but I rebuilt my truck 6.0L yesterday and was going to put it back in today and found a crack in the flexplate..... I guess these are known to crack from time to time. Of course no one open on Sunday that has one.
What makes you think your's has a crack? I had no idea until I started cleaning it (out of the truck).
What makes you think your's has a crack? I had no idea until I started cleaning it (out of the truck).
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: Lake Elsinore, CA
You have two flexplates - one is part of the flywheel assembly while the other is attached to the torque converter. Here are a couple of shots from my A4. Your '97 should be very similar if not exactly the same.
Front flexplate
From the '97 Service Manual:
The front flywheel, propshaft hub, and flexplate are balanced as an assembly. If service is required, the entire flywheel assembly should be replaced.
Rear flexplate
Here's a thread on my driveline upgrade a while back.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...mega-pics.html
Front flexplate
From the '97 Service Manual:
The front flywheel, propshaft hub, and flexplate are balanced as an assembly. If service is required, the entire flywheel assembly should be replaced.
Rear flexplate
Here's a thread on my driveline upgrade a while back.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...mega-pics.html
