No recert on flexplate??
 

I just found out from JW Performance that we can no longer get a flexplate recertified, will have to buy a new one every 3 years. I'm thinking this is a fairly new rule, or have I just been out of touch? Anyone else have info on this?

Re: No recert on flexplate??
 

Reknapp 52

It's been my experience that most manufactures will not re-certify flex plates.
:(

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About 10 months ago TCI told me they would recertify so I sent it in. Then they called me and said they were no longer recertifying and would only give me a discount on a replacement. With their "discount" it was still more expensive than buying it with the Jegs competition discount, so I effectively spent $30 to ship them a part I'll never see again.

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JW used to do ring gear replacements and recert,but stopped a while ago........My experiance has been that all the mfgr's must use the same ring gear,[ie. junk] ........I've had better luck with the inexpensive TCI wheels than any of the expensive "trick " wheels .......At $40-$50 a shot , I'd rather put a new inexpensive wheel in once a season , and spend the money I saved over the "trick" wheel on a good starter. ......Tom

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Wish I could get by that cheap, but I'm running a Mopar with a glide, the flexplates are about $215.

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Do you guys really think the teck. dude will crawl under the car and look?
nigga please !

Re: No recert on flexplate??
 

No, they won't crawl under the car and look, but they ALWAYS ask.

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TCI will recert as long as it is a TCI flexplate & depending on part # --- $65

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When was the last time you asked them? See my post above - less than a year ago I was told they would, so I sent it in, only to be told that they had quit doing it.

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Hey Michael....
I spoke to TCI today about one of my BB Ford to a glide flexplates and the guy I
talked with asked me which part # I had & that it would be a $65 charge to mag it
and recert it.
Doug Wesler

Re: No recert on flexplate??
 

Dear SFI Flexplate Committee & Others,



On January 22, 2010 a proposed change to SFI Specifications 29.1, 29.2 and 29.3 for Automatic Transmission Flexplates was APPROVED by the committee of participating manufacturers via mail ballot. Next, the proposal will be submitted to the SFI Board of Directors for Final Approval. As a reminder, the proposal consists of the following change:





Delete wording in Paragraph 2.3: “Flexplates shall be inspected every three years by the manufacturer for recertification. When a unit is determined to be acceptable for continued service, a new conformance label marked with the inspection date shall be used.”



Add new wording in Paragraph 2.3: “The useful life of the Flexplate shall not exceed three years and must be replaced at or before that time.”

Re: No recert on flexplate??
 

Haven't see or heard this BS until now !!! Where did you get this from ???

Re: No recert on flexplate??
 

That's interesting. Mine was a standard externally balanced BBC flexplate.

After the catastrophic flexplate failures this past year (which I think were actually within their original cert periods), I'm not surprised to see this changed (per the above SFI info).