hole in transmission/flex plate?

tribaltalon · Sep 1, 2007

While under the jeep fixing the broken upper control arm mount, i noticed that there was a hole in my flexplate? i checked my oil and transmission fluid and both were still up to spec.. what should i do?? here's a pic. i need advice immediately!

mccastlej · Sep 1, 2007

That's not a flexplate, it's an inspection cover. You might want to pull it off, and make sure your flexplate bolt are all tight going to your torque convertor.

kj139 · Sep 1, 2007

X2. If everything is ok, then you should be fine. Mine also has a hole in it.

Syd07 · Sep 1, 2007

i dont see a hole or your flexplate

clunk · Sep 1, 2007

that's just the inspection cover, but I'd still try to do something about that hole. Either get a new inspection cover and replace it, or use some sheet metal wedged in there somehow to cover it. Dirt, water and road grime will end up on the flexplate which could cause some problems down the road.

lawsoncl · Sep 2, 2007

Duct tape. Might need to fix that oil leak for it to stick though.

Syd07 · Sep 2, 2007

If thats the hole your talking about its just where the bottom half of the inspection plate comes togeather with the rest of the plate. its normal

Timber · Sep 2, 2007

jeepthing07 said:
If thats the hole your talking about its just where the bottom half of the inspection plate comes togeather with the rest of the plate. its normal

X2. That's just slightly misaligned looking. Also, even if it were a hole, it's doing no more damage in terms of letting in dirt, mud, et cetera than the "drain gap" at the bottom.

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