FIERCE Flat out like a lizard drinkin ! Member 621 Member For: 15y 3m 9d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 20/04/12 01:56 PM Share Posted 20/04/12 01:56 PM Has anyone had Flex plate issues in zf 6 speed auto's. bolts coming loose, tearing etc ? you think I can make my flex plate stay on without coming loose. im thinking of going the billet option and see how that goes. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79808-flex-plate-issues/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Donating Members 553 Member For: 15y 11m 4d Gender: Male Posted 20/04/12 09:21 PM Share Posted 20/04/12 09:21 PM Pretty much as soon as you hit rev limiter they fall off, go an aftermarket option and keep it off the rev limiter and you should be fine Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79808-flex-plate-issues/#findComment-1225483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 11m Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 21/04/12 02:09 AM Share Posted 21/04/12 02:09 AM Happens often and on the 4 speed as well, in the past we have used Atomic driveplates or Nizpro modified factory driveplates and never seen the issue return Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79808-flex-plate-issues/#findComment-1225562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
09sr5 Member 56 Member For: 14y 7m 6d Posted 21/04/12 07:37 AM Share Posted 21/04/12 07:37 AM I tacked the side of the bolts to the flywheel 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79808-flex-plate-issues/#findComment-1225681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 13y 9m Gender: Male Posted 21/04/12 08:04 AM Share Posted 21/04/12 08:04 AM On 21/04/2012 at 7:37 AM, 09sr5 said: I tacked the side of the bolts to the flywheelWow I would not go doing that, apart from balance issues the thermal stress caused by welding can destroy the flexplate under load Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79808-flex-plate-issues/#findComment-1225686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 4d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 21/04/12 08:19 AM Share Posted 21/04/12 08:19 AM Tacking them is a pretty common method. Remember its only a tack not a 3mm fillet weld around the bolt head Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79808-flex-plate-issues/#findComment-1225691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 11m Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 21/04/12 08:30 AM Share Posted 21/04/12 08:30 AM I wouldn't be welding them Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79808-flex-plate-issues/#findComment-1225696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 13y 9m Gender: Male Posted 21/04/12 08:50 AM Share Posted 21/04/12 08:50 AM Remember 5 grams out on your front wheels can cause steering vibration at 80+ kph imagine what it would do at 5000+rpm Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79808-flex-plate-issues/#findComment-1225710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIERCE Flat out like a lizard drinkin ! Member 621 Member For: 15y 3m 9d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 23/04/12 06:39 AM Author Share Posted 23/04/12 06:39 AM thanks for the info guys, I will go the Atomic billet flexplate next time I have the issues. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79808-flex-plate-issues/#findComment-1226304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinr33 Donating Members 964 Member For: 13y 8m 10d Posted 23/04/12 08:01 AM Share Posted 23/04/12 08:01 AM Maybe try and get some uprated bolts like arp or the like im pretty sure that was the fix for another model of car that had the same issue Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79808-flex-plate-issues/#findComment-1226346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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