94mustang94

I was wondering if there is a way to check and see if the flywheel is loose on my 94 gt without pulling the trans and bellhousing. someone told me there was a cover that can be removed to check?

rmodel65

if you have an auto then you have an inspection cover, but you dont have a flywheel you have a flexplate :P


why would your flexplate be loose

94mustang94

its a tremec 3550 5spd trans. i don't know why it would be loose but i think it might be. can i check it without pulling the tranny?

mjr46

where the clutch fork is you may be able to reach in with a small prybar and push on it or at least grab the pressure plate with a prybar and try and wiggle it

94mustang94

but there is no inspection cover or anything i can take off? i have had a problem with vibrations and im down to thinking my flywheel may be loose.

rmodel65

you can take the cover off of the clutch linkage is as said above and look inside, i seriously doubt its loose are you thinking maybe you broke the flywheel?

94mustang94

no the car has a vibration i have checked everything else and the car sounds horrible when it is started (like the starter and flywheel arent metting right) and there is a wierd feeling underneath the floor pans when it is trying to turn over. i think it flywheel may have started to come unbolted

rmodel65

maybe the bell housing is cracked? are the starter bolts tight? is the harmonic balancer original?

mjr46

check what I said to do!!! listen!! then check to see if balancer has spun

projectresto83

Sounds like you need to take the time and start looking at stuff. Do what MJR said or even remove the starter and see what it looks like. Spine the motor over by hand and check the teeth as well just in case.