Flex plate spacing
10-27-2015, 12:57 PM
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Flex plate spacing Im adapting an LC9 flex plate to hook up to a powerglide. I've got the spacer for the converter snout and I'm elongating the mounting holes in the flex plate. There is 3/8ths of an inch between the converter and the flywheel, what is the acceptable method to space this ??
10-28-2015, 07:55 PM
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You need a flexplate spacer behind the flexplate itself. For your situation it needs to be crank - flexplate - spacer.
Try this on for size... http://www.summitracing.com/parts/hup-hp3795
Try this on for size... http://www.summitracing.com/parts/hup-hp3795
10-29-2015, 09:00 AM
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Yep, that's how I've got it stacked, crank,flexplate and then spacer. I got a GM Performance spacer and new bolts. Not a big deal but hadn't seen the issue commented on.
Thanks.
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10-31-2015, 10:14 AM
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I used the flat flexplate and spacer on mine, but it should work with the flexplate bolted with the spacer between the converter and flexplate. I had that much of a gap on the summit converter. i had to take up the slack with washers according to the instructions to keep the converter engaged in the pump.
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10-31-2015, 10:45 PM
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Thanx Ranger. That's exactly what I ended up doing. Even went so far as to gram scale the washer stacks just to ease my mind. I won't mention what my daughter-in-law calls me.