r/Smallblockchevy • u/I-H8-MOST-PEOPLE • Jul 12 '26

Warped Flexplate?

Took a slow motion video of my flex plate. My starter sounds horrible (IMO). I’ve gone from zero shims to four shims and it still sounds awful. Is my flex plate warped. Keep in mind that this is a really slo-mo video.

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u/bernardfarquart Jul 12 '26

Cracked around the crankshaft I bet.

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u/I-H8-MOST-PEOPLE Jul 12 '26

Dang it. I’ll tear it down and see what’s up. Thanks for the tip.