So I broke the center out of the flaex plate Sunday, (actually it was kinda through out the week I just thought it was the exhaust rattely against the cross member). The junkyard has one on a 90 Dodge cummins. THe Price is $75. Is that fair. How hard is it going to be to change out. Going tomorrow so I need help fast.

 

Not much fun at all. I always hate the converter bolts the most. Do you have a hoist and trans jack? If not, don't let that NP205 transfer case fall on your chest. It's a killer.

 

I can't believe I passed up a $25 2nd gen FP tonight on ebay, I didn't know it would work, **** it. $75 kinda seems high now

 

Will an 2002 FP work

 

don't put another first gen flex plate on im not sure if the 2002 will work i thought it was just the 12v 2nd gens that work but i really don't know

 

You can buy a brand new one from cummins for 93 bucks.


Yes all the 2nd gen flexplates will fit the first gen. Timb has done it.

 

P/N 3946161 <-- Thats the part number for the correct flexplate.




Cheers
Mark

 

so have I, just 1 month ago. Picked it up from Cummins for under 100.00.

 

Yes make sure you get the 2nd gen '95' flexplate. Part number in the tech section.

 

I just did mine a few weeks ago. Not too bad of a job just watch starting the crankshaft bolts. Here is a thread that tells what all I had to take off. flexplate thread

Good luck it isn't a bad job as long as you have a decent place to work.

 

Just a bit of advise. go down to the hardware store and ge a couple of 3/8 bolts 6" long.when you get your bell housing bolts out, screw them into two of the holes , one on each side of the bell housing. this will hold up the front of the trannie. and the jack will hold up the rear.then when you are done, you just slide it back forward. it realy helps a lot.

 

That is a cool idea, Tim!

 

I`ll second that...AWESOME idea!!!

 

Do you think this trick would work for doing a rear main seal or there wouldn't be enough room to work in there.

I will be doing my seal this spring

Michael

 

To tell you the truth, I have never done the rear main seal. so I cant tell you if there will be enough room or not.I do know that Mark Smith from a few posts back who is my nephew has some pretty big arms, and he was able to help me change out the flex plate using this method.we didnt even undo the oil lines from the trans. or the exhaust.didnt even undo the front drive line, just let it slip out of the splines when we pulled it back, and slipped it back in when puting the trans back in.I hope this helps someone out.