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12-07-2013, 07:59 AM

sachembob1

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flex plate

i have a 92 f350 7.3 non turbo with automatic

is it a common issue that the flex plate cracks purchased with broken starter hanging had welded lasted 1 year and broke again

12-07-2013, 09:39 AM

grindman

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the best thing to do is go and get a new flex plate and replace the starter. and no it's not common practice to weld broken parts such as flex plates or the starters

12-09-2013, 04:06 PM

skip1930

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Don't be welding stuff like that. What does flex mean?

Our 1996 P-up with 88,000 airport miles on an automatic transmission work truck had a tooth or two missing on the ring gear and a lot of metal was gone from the starter's pinion gear.

A new ring gear and starter at the Chevy dealer ran the county $1540.00

Shortly thereafter we traded her in on a 'best bid' 2013 Ford 150 with small 5.0 V-8 and six speed auto. I hope we did not screw up. The Ford was $3,000 bucks cheaper then the Chevy. Boy does that thing go like a raped ape!

Two things I don't like about the Ford F-150;
1~ Top-O-Box to bottom of box nobody can reach into the box. It's too tall.
2~Should have gotten the F-250. The F-150 tows our trailers like poop. Going to need some helper springs on those back leafs.

I recommended we stay away from the Eco-Boost engines. Too new and too scary. Tiny engine doing a big job might puke?

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