Flywheel sounds and feels loose? Horrible noise
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Flywheel sounds and feels loose? Horrible noise
How can you check to see if the flywheel is loose in a 1998 xj 4.0 auto?
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I've had this issue twice, sounds like loose wrist pins slapping around. Both times I've tried to look through the inspection cover and saw no cracks.. Put a breaker bar on the balancer and rock it back and forth while watching the flex plate. I saw the delayed response each start back and forth and heard the noise. After it was confirmed I pulled the tranny and sure enough the crack ran around the bolts hidden from view with the tranny in.
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I've had this issue twice, sounds like loose wrist pins slapping around. Both times I've tried to look through the inspection cover and saw no cracks.. Put a breaker bar on the balancer and rock it back and forth while watching the flex plate. I saw the delayed response each start back and forth and heard the noise. After it was confirmed I pulled the tranny and sure enough the crack ran around the bolts hidden from view with the tranny in.
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Fixed the problem today! Flex plate was just about to fall off! Omg lol. Was able to tighten each bolt about 10-12 times. One problem solved. Now onto the next. Just thought it let eeryone kno it was the flexplate.
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X2 with the Loctite, Had a 3/4 ton Burban 4X4 that I bought for $500 because the owner thought the rods were coming through the block. Was the flex plate bolts and it ran perfect til I sold it.
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