No recert on flexplate?? - Page 2

1320NUT · 02-19-2010, 09:33 AM

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.”

DW · 02-19-2010, 10:23 AM

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

Michael Pliska · 02-19-2010, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DW

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

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).

02-19-2010, 09:33 AM	#11
1320NUT Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	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.”

02-19-2010, 10:23 AM	#12
DW Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Otsego,Michigan Posts: 101 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: No recert on flexplate?? Haven't see or heard this BS until now !!! Where did you get this from ???