starter was hitting the flex plate

[mopardrt]

ok so we swaped to a 360 internal balanced motor knocked the weights off of the converter and when we tried to use the new B&M flex plate the starter was hitting the flex plate were using the stock flex plate now with no problems so whats the deal?

car is a 1974 swinger 360 internal balance with a stock 904

 

[omahamoparguy]

the starter was hitting the flexplate? well, maybe that starter needs to attend some anger management classes or at least sesitivity training. Seriously though, I dont know how that would happen unless it is for some weird application. (hemi?) I didnt think automatics had different size flexplates. Maybe packaging was wrong. Did the bolt holes line up on the convertor?

 

[pishta]

Could you have put it in backwards? Is there an offset to it from the crank face to the ring gear or would the crank bolt offset prevent that?

 

[mopardrt]

Ya the hole lined up it was like the plate was too big is a 727 flex and a 904 flex diffrent?

 

[69Post]

The 904 flexplate has two sets of holes both with 10.01" bolt circle. The 727 flexplate has 3 sets and is larger in diameter for a 11" Converter. Stock flexplate will work.
John

 

[mopardrt]

needed a mini starter from a 1988 diplomat just figured it out!!!!

 

[zijmer]

the starter dosn't have anything to do with the flexplate. it runs on the ringgear. the flexplate has to match the convertor.