1G Kiggly plate touching

[Jdevil187]

yesterday I was getting ready to bolt up the torque converter to the flexplate when I realized I couldn't Turn the crank, I pulled the trans back out and found the flexplate tight against the oil pan. Looks like a simple fix, trim the oil pan and be done with it, but I figured I ask just to be sure I'm not doing something wrong.

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[1990TSIAWDTALON]

You have the plate on backwards perhaps

 

[Boomdeeze]

No you have the plate on correct. I have the kiggly plate (6 bolt in a 2g) and I had to grind the oil pan flange back in order to clear. It wont hurt anything and you don't have to take a lot off. Be sure to use some locktite on those bolts when reinstalling!

 

[Jdevil187]

No you have the plate on correct. I have the kiggly plate (6 bolt in a 2g) and I had to grind the oil pan flange back in order to clear. It wont hurt anything and you don't have to take a lot off.

That's what I was thinking, it just sucks it don't fit correctly, I bought a new oem oil pan and I wasn't expecting any cutting. I'm just wondering why! On my bro's car we dditn grind anything at all

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

Spacer plate on between the flex plate and crank??

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[Boomdeeze]

According to Kiggly, you don't put the spacer between the flexplate and the crank.

 

[Jdevil187]

Mine didn't have 2 on the stock trans, now this is getting weird

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[Boomdeeze]

Juan just trim the pan and run it. I am running mine this way and have had zero issues with it. Kiggly even says the outer spacer is optional but I choose to run that one.

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

^^^ No more wondering then. If I could have got ahold of my son he would have told me how his is. Good deal, just trim it.

Trying to figure it out with you......if its just a small amount of pan trimming then I guess that is the solution. I know when my son put his together he talked with Kiggly about the spacer and I can't remember if they said it wouldn't hurt anything or if it would put the converter to far into the front pump, which, unless it is bottoming out wouldn't be a bad thing.

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

Duplicate post. Sorry

 

[Jdevil187]

I ended up just beating the oil pan lip in a little bet and it worked just fine.

Thank you guys for the help!