Flywheel vs Flexplate
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Flywheel vs Flexplate
I was going to ask "what's the difference between a flywheel and a flexplate?". But a foruum search answered that.
Still....why do they call an it a FLEXplate? Mine is not at all flexable.
Still....why do they call an it a FLEXplate? Mine is not at all flexable.
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It better be flexible, or you're going to destroy the thrust bearing in your engine.
As the torque converter tunrs faster it grows. The fluid pressure inside causes it to get wider from front to back. It isn't a lot, but if the flexplate didn't flex all of that force would be expended on the thrust bearing in the engine.
As the torque converter tunrs faster it grows. The fluid pressure inside causes it to get wider from front to back. It isn't a lot, but if the flexplate didn't flex all of that force would be expended on the thrust bearing in the engine.
