Ok guys I need some help. So I have had my 99 for just over a year now. It has always had a tick and the po said it hadoes been awhile. Didn't know much about vehicles before and have slowly started learning with my jeep. It's been to a mechanic a few times and they thought nothing of the sound as well. Well reading threads like I do, I stumbled across one describing my ticket and it was concerning the flexplate. I decided to check it out. I just looked real quick. Couldn't get one of the 18mm bolts off because of the damn exhaust. Anyways I couldn't get a good picture. Just to the left of the flex plate bolt is a line. Crack?

 

usually it will crack around the center bolts where it mounts to the crank on the engine. I don't see anything there but it's hard to see. My jeep ticks too lol

 

Yeah sorry it was the best pic I could muster. Just that "line" is all I saw all the way around. It ticks in that area as well.

 

Try this

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/ch...xplate-172081/

 

Yes I saw that on another thread. I can't get the inspection plate off though. How do you get the 18mm bolts that is by the exhaust off to get the inspection plate off?

 

should be a bolt and nut. I think one side slides in

 

Yes it is and it does. Except the bolt slides out into the exhaust and you can't take it off without unbolting the exhaust haha

 

I think the plate has a slot so u can just leave the bolt in. Lol. I can't quite remember but I was able to remove mine while leaving bolts in

 

It's a Jeep thang!

 

Probably does have a slot haha I was essentially in the dark earlier