Hey guys need to pick your brains - replacing the transmission due to a one-way sprag clutch failure and also discovered the flex plate disintegrated. I had an 04 where the flex plate disintegrated and in doing so took out the torque converter which in turn took out the transmission. None of my Jeep, Ford, Chevy ... off-roading friends have this issue. At $2,700 plus labor to replace the transmission leave me less than happy about my D2. So here are my questions hoping you can shed some insights for me:
1) Seems like a common and expensive point of failure - is it common to others?
2) What kinds of activity / driving that seem to precipitate failure?
3) Are there any alternatives i.e. modified torque converters that remove this etc.?
4) Why such a thin piece of metal that's so critical?
Thanks for your thoughts!
1) Seems like a common and expensive point of failure - is it common to others?
2) What kinds of activity / driving that seem to precipitate failure?
3) Are there any alternatives i.e. modified torque converters that remove this etc.?
4) Why such a thin piece of metal that's so critical?
Thanks for your thoughts!