knoles Donating Members 390 Member For: 14y 26d Gender: Male Location: Port Hedland Posted 04/10/12 04:51 AM Author Share Posted 04/10/12 04:51 AM (edited) I think the extra torque would definately play a part. I remember reading through a few of the higher power cars build threads and seeing a few having trouble keeping it bolted in. Edited 04/10/12 04:52 AM by knoles Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/82219-so-my-flex-plate-came-loose-what-now/page/2/#findComment-1304629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 04/10/12 04:59 AM Share Posted 04/10/12 04:59 AM On 04/10/2012 at 4:37 AM, XR6menace said: New flywheel is NOT required.. ford dont use locktite from factory I found this out free revving my motor to 7000 years ago !!I even reused my old bolts with locktite and guess what ?120000kms later and after 100 dyno runs and 150+ drag races it is fine.....Save your money , buy some news grade 8 bolts for insurance and make sure to use loktite......LOL. Do you use a pushy chain on your motorbike too? you know.... because it hasn't snapped on your pushy yet? 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/82219-so-my-flex-plate-came-loose-what-now/page/2/#findComment-1304632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 10m 11d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 04/10/12 05:16 AM Share Posted 04/10/12 05:16 AM Lol dazz hahaOp there is a mob doing up graded flex plates for zf on fleebay and there sub 200 bucks all balanced and alot thicker in the centre area Been used a few times now and good quality Just sayn Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/82219-so-my-flex-plate-came-loose-what-now/page/2/#findComment-1304640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjet Skid Machine Donating Members 1,640 Member For: 13y 10m 18d Gender: Male Posted 04/10/12 05:26 AM Share Posted 04/10/12 05:26 AM My car did 260,000+ km standard and as soon as I wound the boost up the bolts came loose. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/82219-so-my-flex-plate-came-loose-what-now/page/2/#findComment-1304642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoles Donating Members 390 Member For: 14y 26d Gender: Male Location: Port Hedland Posted 04/10/12 05:45 AM Author Share Posted 04/10/12 05:45 AM On 04/10/2012 at 5:16 AM, JETSNOT said: Lol dazz hahaOp there is a mob doing up graded flex plates for zf on fleebay and there sub 200 bucks all balanced and alot thicker in the centre area Been used a few times now and good quality Just saynCheers I'll keep that in mind if I have any further dramas. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/82219-so-my-flex-plate-came-loose-what-now/page/2/#findComment-1304647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 10m 15d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 04/10/12 05:50 AM Share Posted 04/10/12 05:50 AM The bolts do not come just loose, the engine power through the the mounting bolts elongates the holes and then it starts to rock back and forwards which unwinds the bolts 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/82219-so-my-flex-plate-came-loose-what-now/page/2/#findComment-1304649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 22y 12d Gender: Male Posted 04/10/12 02:31 PM Share Posted 04/10/12 02:31 PM (edited) Do you want it to stay on permanently or do you want to hope it stays on?? Edited 04/10/12 02:33 PM by turbotrana 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/82219-so-my-flex-plate-came-loose-what-now/page/2/#findComment-1304883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6menace BANNED Banned 1,462 Member For: 17y 11m 14d Gender: Not Telling Location: banned Posted 04/10/12 03:38 PM Share Posted 04/10/12 03:38 PM that's awesome ^^^oh and 2256 I dont have a motorbike , I only share my own experiences and I will continue to do so because that is what this forum is for whether you reckon im right or wrong the fact is fraud didnt loktite these bolts from the factory, so how much boost used is a mute point when I was sharing my experience.But ratter's point about elongation has merit... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/82219-so-my-flex-plate-came-loose-what-now/page/2/#findComment-1304886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Donating Members 70 Member For: 5y 8m 20d Gender: Male Location: Cairns Posted 26/08/19 07:45 AM Share Posted 26/08/19 07:45 AM Still tossing up between engine out or left in place for full billet upgrade of oil pump gears, but the issue of doweling the flex plate as a preemptive move has come into the equation. (no probs at this stage) There are plenty of stories about this issue, but in reality how often does it occur. Ol mate reckons much greater chance of input shaft breaking. Not much of a skid kid myself, although someone called me a child the other day, I'll wear that like a badge of honour. Having owned the car for a month, I ain't no expert, just a drip under pressure. FG 2010 ZF 6sp 375rwkw ute. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/82219-so-my-flex-plate-came-loose-what-now/page/2/#findComment-1687720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI PSI Member 1,586 Member For: 18y 10m 17d Gender: Male Location: Central Queensland Posted 26/08/19 03:50 PM Share Posted 26/08/19 03:50 PM (edited) Two different clutch packages in 300 km, and two sets of broken ARP 2000 bolts.. Doweled and locked the bolts this time, using standard Ford bolts and a locking shim. Should be no problem this time (Manual FTW). Brad Edited 26/08/19 03:50 PM by HI PSI 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/82219-so-my-flex-plate-came-loose-what-now/page/2/#findComment-1687746 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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