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The "wheel " flex plate .. #1587191 03/03/14 12:07 AM 03/03/14 12:07 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 266 iowa R rook440 OP enthusiast
rook440 OP enthusiast R Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 266 iowa	A friend of mine Jim VanZee is wondering if anyone has ran JW's wheel solid flexplate ...he is running a 500 inch RB with a 727 and the bolts (8) keep loosing up ...does anybody run one of these and if they are any good or what would you recommend ...???

Re: The "wheel " flex plate .. [Re: rook440] #1587192 03/03/14 12:16 AM 03/03/14 12:16 AM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 4,678 Wichita G GY3 master
GY3 master G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 4,678 Wichita	I've run the B&M flexplate with the pie cut for external balance so you don't have to run weights on the converter. Works great!

Re: The "wheel " flex plate .. [Re: GY3] #1587193 03/03/14 04:05 AM 03/03/14 04:05 AM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 588 Franklin, TN 23T Hemmee mopar
23T Hemmee mopar Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 588 Franklin, TN	I've run two of them behind a blown 557 KB in my altered, ran the first one til the cert ran out,on my second year on the second one. Can't complain about them. Ronny 6.789 @ 198.63 .956 Brand New 60'* 4.17@ 169 1/8th mile John 14:6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUku_hjYRh8

Re: The "wheel " flex plate .. [Re: rook440] #1587194 03/03/14 11:11 AM 03/03/14 11:11 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,128 Salt Lake City C camastomcat top fuel
camastomcat top fuel C Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,128 Salt Lake City	Quote: A friend of mine Jim VanZee is wondering if anyone has ran JW's wheel solid flexplate ...he is running a 500 inch RB with a 727 and the bolts (8) keep loosing up ...does anybody run one of these and if they are any good or what would you recommend ...??? If the bolts keep loosening, check your timing. Too much or too little will cause that, it has nothing to do with the flex plate. Also, check your bell-housing alignment, if timing doesn't do it.

Re: The "wheel " flex plate .. [Re: rook440] #1587195 03/03/14 11:45 AM 03/03/14 11:45 AM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,430 Florida STAYcation BeEtLeJuIcE ! The village idiot's idiot
BeEtLeJuIcE ! The village idiot's idiot Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,430 Florida STAYcation	Quote: A friend of mine Jim VanZee is wondering if anyone has ran JW's wheel solid flexplate ...he is running a 500 inch RB with a 727 and the bolts (8) keep loosing up ...does anybody run one of these and if they are any good or what would you recommend ...??? I would not question the FP ... I would look at any severe VIBRATION ISSUES or a faulty converter ... like bad threads on the bolt pads OR the lack of a good lock-tite ON those bolts.

Re: The "wheel " flex plate .. [Re: BeEtLeJuIcE !] #1587196 03/03/14 02:02 PM 03/03/14 02:02 PM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,397 Carson City, Nevada Biginchmopar pro stock
Biginchmopar pro stock Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,397 Carson City, Nevada	I have seen this as well, the plate is high strenghth steel so the bolts come loose once in a while. We saftey wired mine. My

Re: The "wheel " flex plate .. [Re: Biginchmopar] #1587197 03/03/14 02:12 PM 03/03/14 02:12 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,008 Sweet Home Alabama M MRMOPAR622 top fuel
MRMOPAR622 top fuel M Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,008 Sweet Home Alabama	The wheel is one of the best you can get,as for the flex plate bolts coming loose I always use Lock-tite blue or red which ever I have on mine.When I want to take them out tap them with a hammer and remove them with the impact wrench.Take a wire bush on the grinder or drill and clean the treads and run a tap through the holes to clean the tread and you are ready to reassemble them again. "To Be The Man'You Have Got To Beat The Man" "T/D and Pro-Bracket Racer"

Re: The "wheel " flex plate .. [Re: Biginchmopar] #1587198 03/03/14 03:23 PM 03/03/14 03:23 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion T Thumperdart I Live Here
Thumperdart I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Quote: I have seen this as well, the plate is high strenghth steel so the bolts come loose once in a while. We saftey wired mine. My Mine never loosen up and I use red loctite and star washers.......... 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: The "wheel " flex plate .. [Re: Thumperdart] #1587199 03/03/14 08:34 PM 03/03/14 08:34 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,128 Salt Lake City C camastomcat top fuel
camastomcat top fuel C Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,128 Salt Lake City	I have never, ever, needed or used locktite on converter bolts. Every time I had them loosen up, it's been something else causing it.

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