<VV> dreaded flex plate bolts

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So its like a sleeve and the nuts fit in the groove, which disallows movement or slippage? Please advise further... (thanks) chris

LonzoVair at aol.com wrote:     Chris,
 Actually the nut has a pair of "keepers" on it that should expand and hold  it into the bracket on the torque converter. 
 Good luck!
 Lonzo
  
  In a message dated 6/7/2008 3:07:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  cfmann at yahoo.com writes:
 hi    again, same issue revisited, I apologize in advance for any redundancy. 
I    tore into the engine shrouds and removed the front shroud again to gain access    to my loose flex plate bolts.
As some of you might recall, a month or so    ago, I made this repair back then too. The only rookie mistake I made then was    not to torque properly and lack of thread lock. Also, this car is not    currently being driven daily or occasionally.
I had to come back to this    issue, because after changing the oil, I started the car and ran it up to    normal operating temperature. I got a little silly with revving it during this    period and whammo, the problem resurfaced (rattling). I new right away what    happened. So here I am back at it, only this time I want to it as right as    possible. However, I am trying to understand why this may have happened    again.
It was suggested recently (through VV) that I replace the bolts    because the threads may be "stretched" or the bolts have just lost holding    power. But as I study the amount of space I have, its unlikely I will be able    to take the old ones out and replace with new. The special nut on the backside    also poses a problem as if I remove said bolt, the nut will fall and then    where am I. Also when I look closely at the nut, it appears to have a two    tiered surface, leaving me to believe that these nuts were brazed to the    mounting plate adjacent to the flex plate, is that a correct    assumption?
Last, I can't seem to get my torque wrench in close enough to    perform this task correctly. The only thing I can think of during is removing    the fan shroud, or two, going by "feel" without torque wrench. In the shop    manual, it calls out 30-40 ft. lbs.
Any tips or suggestions would be    greatly appreciated.
Chris Mann
69 monza convertible    110/PG

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