I fixed the grinding when cold,but I have some questions

maxpayne · Dec 21, 2008

I fixed the grinding noise but I have some qestions.That separator plate was allready knd of wide open,al the fay aroud but where the bolts were.Is that supposed to be like that?
I gues I dont have to worry about shit getting in there because it was allready wide open.There is a slot on the bottom.and a hole on the back side!Is that for ventilation or something?I figured that that plate was supposed to be closed and the only openings shod be the slot on the bottom and that hole on the back so i sealed the rest of the gaps with gasket maker.Is that the right thing to do?
the photos are a litle crapy but i took them with my phone

Embalmer · Dec 21, 2008

The gasket maker was not necessary. There doesn't need to be any kind of seal there, the separator plate is just a buffer between the engine and transmission.

maxpayne · Dec 21, 2008

It wont hurt dough right?It looked like to big of gap after the washers to be normal,even on a FORD LOL.I sealed it just in case!I'm pritty sure that the slot and the hole at the back were the ones that were ment to be open

hammeron · Dec 21, 2008

maxpayne, nothing you did will cause
any problems and if your rattling is
gone then it's good to go.

the holes in the second pic are fine, no
need to do anything with them....

ski · Dec 21, 2008

hammeron said:
maxpayne, nothing you did will cause
any problems and if your rattling is
gone then it's good to go.

the holes in the second pic are fine, no
need to do anything with them....

+1
It's only a dust cover.

maxpayne · Dec 21, 2008

hammeron said:
the holes in the second pic are fine, no
need to do anything with them....

LOL yeah i kind of figured that,since they are too perfect machine cut to be result of a rock on the road :roflmao:

They quoted me 900 to drop the trany and replace it with the updated version of that plate at the stealership :wtf:

I'm glad that this will work. :thumb:

maxpayne · Dec 21, 2008

ski said:
+1
It's only a dust cover.

So sealed = less dust

hammeron · Dec 21, 2008

the upper hole in that second pic
has had a few people scratching
their head, it looks like it could be
from a rock, but it really is a factory
hole.....

good job, on the do it yourself fix

maxpayne said:
LOL yeah i kind of figured that,since they are too perfect machine cut to be result of a rock on the road

maxpayne · Dec 21, 2008

hammeron said:
the upper hole in that second pic
has had a few people scratching
their head, it looks like it could be
from a rock, but it really is a factory
hole.....

good job, on the do it yourself fix

thanks!!

ski · Dec 21, 2008

maxpayne said:
So sealed = less dust

+1......

terry5357 · Dec 21, 2008

maxpayne said:
I fixed the grinding noise but I have some qestions.That separator plate was allready knd of wide open,al the fay aroud but where the bolts were.Is that supposed to be like that?
I gues I dont have to worry about shit getting in there because it was allready wide open.There is a slot on the bottom.and a hole on the back side!Is that for ventilation or something?I figured that that plate was supposed to be closed and the only openings shod be the slot on the bottom and that hole on the back so i sealed the rest of the gaps with gasket maker.Is that the right thing to do?
the photos are a litle crapy but i took them with my phone

Looking at those pics, I swear it looks like someone but the flast washers on the wrong side. All the standard shift cars I've had in the past, the dust cover was flat against the block and the opening were for (in worst case, clutch debris to get out) water or fluids (incase of bad rear main seal. Not sure what the purpose of "spacing" the dust cover would serve.

maxpayne · Dec 21, 2008

terry5357 said:
Looking at those pics, I swear it looks like someone but the flast washers on the wrong side. All the standard shift cars I've had in the past, the dust cover was flat against the block and the opening were for (in worst case, clutch debris to get out) water or fluids (incase of bad rear main seal. Not sure what the purpose of "spacing" the dust cover would serve.

Stopped the fly wheel grinding against it,because the one of them expends or shrinks(not sure which one) when cold and rubs till it worms up.Well,the grinding is not there any more(that was the purpose of spacing it and since the noise is gone thats as far as I care) but you point/question again?I didn't really got it.

terry5357 · Dec 22, 2008

maxpayne said:
Stopped the fly wheel grinding against it,because the one of them expends or shrinks(not sure which one) when cold and rubs till it worms up.Well,the grinding is not there any more(that was the purpose of spacing it and since the noise is gone thats as far as I care) but you point/question again?I didn't really got it.

I didn't get the purpose of having to "space" anything. Maybe I'm missing something.......lol. have you changed trannys, clutch, bellhousing. I just saw where you had "spacers" between the dust (as far as I could tell from pics) and the engine block. I just thought that kind of strange. I have owned (and worked on most) many cars that had "sticks" but never had to do anything like spacing. i will go back reread the thread and see if I missed something.

Okay went back and reread "my post", what I meant was put washers between the dustcover and the bell housing. still can't figure that one out. there sould be nothing between the dust cover and the bell housing/ tranny case. I am befuddled why that is like that.

Do you have an earlier post talking about the "grinding noise"

Vapour Trails · Dec 22, 2008

Terry the plate rattles and hench why he is spacing it out, to insulate it.

I have this same problem, I'm glad I can cheaply fix it myself once the deep freeze ends.

2006satinGT · Dec 22, 2008

oh the things to look forward to....

terry5357 · Dec 22, 2008

Vapour Trails said:
Terry the plate rattles and hench why he is spacing it out, to insulate it.

I have this same problem, I'm glad I can cheaply fix it myself once the deep freeze ends.

Oh okay, that makes sense then. :idea:

OP is your car an auto or a stick

stlwagon · Dec 22, 2008

Good fix! I need to take a look at mine in the spring.

maxpayne · Dec 22, 2008

stlwagon said:
Good fix! I need to take a look at mine in the spring.

It took me like not even 30 min and thats with jacking up on jackstands and then wraping the tools up LOL.Really easy.But some other members that fixed that,those bolts were missing on their cars.Like they never were there!Just holes with threads but no bolts.If your car is like that,the bolt that you'll need to get is M10 1.5pitch 3/4" long

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