Something had to break eventually

[Milton477]

Suffered the indignity of a RACQ lift home recently. This was the cause:

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=90926&stc=1&d=1424431492

Took the opportunity to replace the auto & torque converter + bigger cooler to match the new flex plate fitted as the whole lot has done 313k & was starting to slip & get hot while towing.

Also had a newer ECU map from Bruce Davis + big intercooler + boost controller + free flow center muffler.

Should be good for another 300k. Just going to happen a hell of a lot quicker & mostly in top gear now.

[Marco Polo]

Crikey! Good effort. Did you replace it with a stock flexplate or an uprated one?
It must have made an interesting noise... How much warning did you get?

[Milton477]

Replaced with standard. It gave no warning at all. Towing the van up a gentle incline with the TC locked in 3rd when it lost drive. No noise, I thought that maybe the transfer case had slipped into N.
The box was out 40k ago to fix a front seal oil leak. Now, with the benefit of hind sight, I should have fitted a new flex plate then as a precaution.

[turps]

I have a similar looking flex plate in the shed. I think the stress of the dumb arses taking my auto in and out a couple of times lead to its death.
I plan on turning mine into a wind chime.

[twr7cx]

or an uprated one?

Does such an item exist?