Aw4 dust shield/Inspection cover

[Dando]

So I had a bad noise coming from my truck late last night, this morning I crawled underneath and took a look. Somehow the two uppermost bell housing bolts have disappered, I replaced them this morning already. In the process the extra vibration/twisting looks to have caused my inspection cover to become bent and cracked, it was being hit by the torque converter bolts. I removed the cover and now everything seems good. What I am wondering is will it be ok to drive like this for about two days until I can get to the junkyard to get a replacement?

[Alexia]

Just do not drive it through any dust storms or places that could thrown stones up.

[gogmorgo]

You may be in for more trouble with those bellhousing bolts coming loose. Mine started making that knocking, but it took me a bit to realize why it was knocking, and I put almost 1000 miles on it before discovering there wasn't much holding the engine and trans together. Had to have the motor pulled to fix the threads in the block.

2000 miles later, another knock started. This time it was because the flexplate was cracked, more than likely due to all the extra flexing it did when the motor and trans weren't aligned. Trans had to come out to install another flexplate.

1000 miles later I parked it because of a severe bottom end knock, main bearings were becoming glitter. Sixteen months later I've only just put another motor into it.

While you're down there, make sure everything else is tight and undamaged. Your bellhousing wouldn't be knocking unless it was moving, and it wouldn't be moving if all the bolts were tight.

[shelbyluvv]

I don't have a dust cover. It makes getting mud and crude out of it a lot easier.

[HOrnbrod]

The covers are cheap if you want a new one. P/n J3213744.

 

http://www.oconeeoffroad.com/Omix-ADA-COVER-CLUTCH-S-J3213744_p_124346.html