Me again, was under the truck today and found this

[BoxerPitMix]

Appreciate it lads, you've been a big help, getting it sorted next week (xmas time smh) got a few other small bits that need doing too, nothing major which is cool! Love these trucks, while they're becoming more common in NZ, they're still not cheap out her haha!

I wonder if I've seen your truck... A while back driving from Rotorua to Aukland I saw a red regular cab stepside on the highway!

 

[JODiE_DLN]

I wonder if I've seen your truck... A while back driving from Rotorua to Aukland I saw a red regular cab stepside on the highway!

Was it carrying something in the tray? High chance it was me! Have been backwards and forwards from Auckland a lot lately, and have seen many GMT400s on the road! Nice to see a fellow NZer on here, what truck do you own? Just off topic, we have set up a facebook group for NZ GMT400, if you just search that on facebook, you should find our group!

Edit: Juts noticed you may not be from NZ, looking a ya post and signature, either way still more than welcome to join the group

 

[retorq]

I was kind of thinking that too... Just have no idea why anyone would ever do it...

Probably from the last guy trying to track down the rattle!

 

[Tiny Trucker]

Read this thread a few times and didn't realise it was from another Kiwi!

Hope you get it sorted, I would definitely take the inspection cover off and have a look before driving it more, just incase its a backed out bolt or the flex plate or something loose.

I am right between Aux and Rotovegas

 

[prestoxo]

Looks possibly like it may have been dented in to where it was rubbing on the starter gear and was cut and bent back (dog eared) to create clearance.

 

[totlu81]

If I was to make a guess I would say that someone cut it to make an opening to either tighten or loosen the torque converter. In the pics you can see the end of two cuts that don't quite meet. They used a cut off tool to cut the piece out. The edge of the hole closest to the oil pan is bent out a little either on purpose or by use of the hole with a wrench.

 

[Boston88]

Years ago I had a truck, Chevy of course, and it had a strange sound when I started it and a rattle when driving. When I dropped the tranny the outer part of the flex plate fell to the floor. The inner part was still bolted to the crank. It started and ran, I was just looking for why the noise was coming from there. Still have it on the wall of the garage I think but way to cold to go look today. All three parts of the inner web were broken but it still held together and worked. It might let the torque converter move a bit and chew up the cover. my 2 cents

 

[BoxerPitMix]

Was it carrying something in the tray? High chance it was me! Have been backwards and forwards from Auckland a lot lately, and have seen many GMT400s on the road! Nice to see a fellow NZer on here, what truck do you own? Just off topic, we have set up a facebook group for NZ GMT400, if you just search that on facebook, you should find our group!

Edit: Juts noticed you may not be from NZ, looking a ya post and signature, either way still more than welcome to join the group

Hmm I can't remember, honestly.

Don't live there, was just visiting for a week. I love it there!

 

[johnny_buchanan]

My 2 cents go with the ’done on purpose to either check or get something out’ theory.

Pls. let us know if you find out what caused it?

-J


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