Knocking sound loudest at oil pan. Help us diagnose, please!

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Feb 13, 2014 | 06:22 PM

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cruiser54

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I actually hadn't heard of that before, is it pretty common with cheap flexplates?

Double check before installing the new one.

Feb 13, 2014 | 09:59 PM

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Okay, we went and got one from O'Reilly's today. Made by Pioneer Automotive and cost about $60. Seems to be well made, but I doubt a look at it would tell much about quality.

Feb 13, 2014 | 10:01 PM

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Okay, we went and got one from O'Reilly's today. Made by Pioneer Automotive and cost about $60. Seems to be well made, but I doubt a look at it would tell much about quality.

Maybe not, but it could clue you in to the correct spacing of slots on the ring...........

Feb 13, 2014 | 10:04 PM

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Maybe not, but it could clue you in to the correct spacing of slots on the ring...........

Not sure what you mean....Can you go into detail?

Feb 13, 2014 | 10:09 PM

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Not sure what you mean....Can you go into detail?

Make sure the new and old Flexplate have the same spacing between the slots on the outer perimeter of the plate.

Feb 13, 2014 | 10:10 PM

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Oh, okay! Is there a way to do that before pulling the old one?

Feb 13, 2014 | 10:13 PM

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Oh, okay! Is there a way to do that before pulling the old one?

Nope.

Feb 13, 2014 | 10:26 PM

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Okay, fair enough. Sounds like we got a busy weekend soon....Lol Any other parts that we should check out while we've got the transmission out?

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