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Dec 29, 2010 | 09:49 PM

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Dec 29, 2010 | 09:49 PM

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Can you tell if the holes in the tranny housing are threaded or not?

Dec 29, 2010 | 09:51 PM

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You broke this is what I'm guessing: FORD 7.3 DIESEL ENGINE BACK SPACER PLATE 2000 UP #8811 - eBay (item 160453041786 end time Jan-02-11 14:43:01 PST)

Dang Chris that aint a bad price...It would be worth it to just have for insurance...What you were explanning about the tranny and engine thing I think you are correct in your convictions.

Dec 29, 2010 | 09:51 PM

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i was not able to see holes at all on the transmission housing.

Dec 29, 2010 | 09:53 PM

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i was not able to see holes at all on the transmission housing.

I think the bottom line is you broke the spacer and it will need to be replaced. And that will require removing the tranny to do so.

Dec 29, 2010 | 09:55 PM

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Well thank you very much. I was just curious about the holes i have seen in other pictures.

Dec 29, 2010 | 09:57 PM

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And how is it that the spacer could have broke. Bolts being to tight, starter not being in correct location, i have heard some starters need to be shimmed?

Dec 29, 2010 | 10:00 PM

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yea but i have been looking at pictures of transmission and it seems like there are holes for the bolts. Thats it. Sorry if im not on your level. I have now viewed pictures of the plate. Could over tightening the bolts to the plate cause it crack they way it did.

Ok look at the pics of the link that is provided then whip out the credit card and buy it cuz your gonna need it...After the tranny and flywheel are removed you will see that there are more bolts that connect the plate to the engine so the tranny can bolt up to the outer holes that are on the bell housing.

Now just guessing but the guy who put your tranny in was not a gentle person while installing or removing the tranny and could of hit the tranny where the starter line up, or removed the starter and was ruff about putting it back in....At this point its anybodies guess????

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Dec 29, 2010 | 10:02 PM

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...or the bolts being too loose and caused some flexing on the spacer and stressed out the metal. I think it's only aluminum.

Dec 29, 2010 | 10:07 PM

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Well thank you for the info. You learn something new everyday.

Dec 29, 2010 | 10:09 PM

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look pal, your starter bolts to a plate, plate bolts to the engine, trans bolts to plate

Actually, the plate is just a sapcer between the engine and transmission. The bolts for the transmission go through it into the engine block. There are 2 dowel pins that locate the spacer on the back of the engine, no mechanical fasteners are used.

Dec 29, 2010 | 10:12 PM

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...or the bolts being too loose and caused some flexing on the spacer and stressed out the metal. I think it's only aluminum.

Correct, it is aluminum. Cast aluminum at that, doesn't take much to break it.

It is possible the guy who did the trans work pryed against it to remove the trans and fractured it, and over time the starter torquing on it finally made it crack all the way through.

Dec 29, 2010 | 10:16 PM

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Well thank you very much. I guess i will call the company that built the trans. and installed it in the morning and see what they say. Seeing how they just had it last month