Help Me

[Jeeperster]

So I have a 76' cj-7 with the 304, it's an automatic. First off, it stopped turning over in park, I tried it in neutral, it fired right up. I had been doing this for about 3 weeks, then I had some carb trouble with the Holley carb that's on it. I took the carb apart and cleaned it, I put it back together and it started right up but made a weird almost faint whining noise. I turned it off and now when I hit the ignition it makes a noise that sounds like the engine is already started, the motor won't turn over. I thought starter, so I bought a new starter and solenoid, changed them out and it's still doing the same thing..... Now I have figured out that it is the flex plate, it has teeth missing and it looks pretty bad. Does anyone know how to do this? Is there a video? I think it is probably a fairly easy job....

 

[GlenwoodCJ7]

You'll need to pull the engine or drop the transmission if your doing a replacement. Most likely easier to jack it up on both ends and drop the transmission. I've seen it done both ways.

 

[superj]

yup, have to pull transmission.

take cover off bottom by oil pan and unbolt torque converter before pulling engine and trans apart first though so you don;t mess it up. thats one expensive part, the torque converter.

after you get the trans out and flex plate off, you can replace it or just get a ring gear and have a machine shop take the old one off and put your new on, its up to you. i don;t know the cost for either though because its been about 22 years since i had to do one