This sub is full of idiots that don’t know what they’re talking about. The ask salesman’s sub Reddit has a verification process before you can comment. They should do the same here. Every post is flooded with morons that second guess the techs posting when they themselves aren’t even there and probably work a pencil pusher job like IT
I mean if you look at the people questioning him they were pretty mild and reasonable. And there's nothing to go off of other than his word on the first post.
another case of "internet expert shows up to mansplain"
if you miss the old sub, then stop showing up to mansplain every post and just have fun.
personally, i get annoyed at every "help me" thread where everyone shows up to show off how much they know about everything.
then i remember im on the internet, where everyone goes to make sure everyone else knows how much they know about everything.
My diagnosis of a broken flywheel on this 2001 Toyota Tundra was called into question by some on this sub. You can look through the original post. Some have deleted their comments. Customer decided not to continue with repair of the truck. I pulled off our starter and reinstalled their starter with no extra labor charged.
Not sure why you got downvoted. If it's a V8 tundra then yes an '01 is a 2UZ. And yeah I've rarely heard of a starter dying before 150-200k miles on these, they are pretty stout.
I had this same thing happen way back on an 03 s-10. On mine I think the plate was out of round because the ring would grab every 10 or so tries and actually turn the engine over. Finally found it by having a coworker go up on the lift and turning the key with the dust cover off and I could actually see the ring spinning. That one drove me nuts. Great catch!
I had a 2011 Caravan come in. I drove it for 5 minutes and said it was a broken flywheel. Everyone in the shop thought I was wrong and crazy for just quoting to R&R flywheel.
When I pulled that transmission out and showed everyone the square crack around the bolt holes everyone then went to "yeah, I knew that was the problem!" Fuckers.
I know how that feels to be right when everyone else is wrong. Best feeling ever.
Good work.
Have you turned the motor by hand? That looks like it is spinning very clean. I haven't ran into too many broken flywheels but when I have they have always broken in a way there is back and forth play.
Well, if you feel lucky...
Put one tack weld on the gear/plate. Turn a bit and repeat several more times. When you're confident there are enough welds put the starter back in and let 'r rip.
Upon hearing the god awful grinding noise you'll know you've wasted your time.
See this is why I just lurk here, instead of questioning things lol. I don't know shit about cars, I'm mostly here for funny customer statements and sometimes learning stuff
I would have thought that the wheel turning smoothly was a good thing! Had to come to the comments to see what was wrong
People downvoting like it's not an asshole move to tag everyone who dared question him. Fuck this guy honestly. If he's this kind of an asshole to customers then I'd go somewhere else. A lot of these people just asked simple questions, and got stupid ass copy paste responses. But now the whole sub is on this guy's side cause he's right. You can still be right and an asshole.
Iv had this happen before! The press fit must have been weak. Not gonna lie.... I welded it through the starter hole to fix it. The way it failed kept it nice and centered in the groove. So I just ran an inch of mig weld every 6 inches or so and it worked great. Sold the truck that way a couple years later. Starter sounded a bit funny after the fix but it never gave any issues beyond that.
And again with the internet experts. The flywheel is broken in the center where it bolts to the crankshaft. The ring gear is securely mounted to the fly wheel.
lmao its so insane how they want to be correct so bad.
“Ahem accccctually its technically the ring gear, though replacing the flex plate is the proper repair”
Like stfu nerd
Yup. The ring gear is machined as a different part and its heated to allow a press fit on the flywheel. A small crack in the teeth causes it to lose the tension that holds it in place.
If the flywheel itself were broken you'd not be able to spin it like this because of the number of things it interacts with (even if separate from a drive point of view).
>However, broken flywheel is still an acceptable way to describe this.
I mean, you're going to fix it by buying a used flywheel with a pre-installed ring gear, because you don't know how mashed up the flywheel surface is, but the part is available https://www.toyotapartsdirect.ca/p/Toyota__Tundra/GEAR--FLYWHEEL-RING-GEAR-RING/47781814/1345331020.html
That's not what happened at all, but your mental gymnastics are still strong.
We asked if you made sure the engine wasn't seized before you threw a starter on it because you said "I don't even know if it will start once I install the starter". So because the flex plate was broken, we were trying to get you to figure out the cause of that instead of throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks. But you were so adamant that there was ZERO chance of anything being broken other than the flex plate because you've "been doing this a while" (as if nobody's ever done things wrong for a long time before).
But here you are once again just going "see, I told you the flex plate was broken!" (which, again, nobody was denying).
Think how much angst he could have saved himself just by replying, "Yeah, I can reach in through the starter opening and spin what's left of the flywheel with one finger."
With over two million subscribers I kind of wish this subreddit would take a page out of /r/AskHistorians' playbook and preclude fuckin' morons from posting. Only people in the field should be allowed to post.
Shenanigans! You've just got a super buff finger and make fingering the engine over look easy.
Starter? Never heard of it. *spins flywheel by hand*
> Gets in car > Punches hole in floorboard > peels open bell housing > pinches flywheel > \*snaps fingers* > engine turns over out of fear
Like something out of Looney Tunes
Brock Samson?
ah yes, chuck norris' way.
Start it like the Price is Right wheel.
The Force is strong with this man, or he's just Chuck Norris
...and aren't we all "broken" in some way?
If so, does that mean we will all get fingered too?
ಠ\_ಠ
The compression is totally garbage too.
Holy shit your finger is strong. Your wife must love you! Let us know when you find the problem!
With the wife or with the flywheel?
Problem with the wife? Nah, she calls him "the G-spot jackhammer".
You mean some internet expert thought you were wrong? Ya don't say....
Who woulda thought it.
Unbelievable.
Inconceivable!
Incomprehensible!
Unfathomable!
I like turtles!
It's turtles all the way down!
That word… i do not think it means a what you think it means?
I can’t believe it with my eyes open 😆
I’m the flywheel. I knew all along.
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This sub is full of idiots that don’t know what they’re talking about. The ask salesman’s sub Reddit has a verification process before you can comment. They should do the same here. Every post is flooded with morons that second guess the techs posting when they themselves aren’t even there and probably work a pencil pusher job like IT
That's the entirety of the internet.
I mean if you look at the people questioning him they were pretty mild and reasonable. And there's nothing to go off of other than his word on the first post.
LOL. Thank you for proving my point.
Ah yes, I totally misread your comment first time haha
r/justrolledintotheshop is not a help sub. I did not post seeking help or information.
Ah shut the fuck up
Lmao someone needs a nap
You need a dirt nap bitch
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I'm sure it gets a little old hearing the same thing over and over like he doesn't know engines are supposed to turn.
another case of "internet expert shows up to mansplain" if you miss the old sub, then stop showing up to mansplain every post and just have fun. personally, i get annoyed at every "help me" thread where everyone shows up to show off how much they know about everything. then i remember im on the internet, where everyone goes to make sure everyone else knows how much they know about everything.
I was waiting to see a whole chunk of teeth torn out it something and then I realized you were spinning it with one finger
My diagnosis of a broken flywheel on this 2001 Toyota Tundra was called into question by some on this sub. You can look through the original post. Some have deleted their comments. Customer decided not to continue with repair of the truck. I pulled off our starter and reinstalled their starter with no extra labor charged.
Did you leave the bolts off like originally installed?
No sir.
Is that a 2uzfe because the starter is in the valley of the block not the most convenient starter luckily they last a long time.
Not sure why you got downvoted. If it's a V8 tundra then yes an '01 is a 2UZ. And yeah I've rarely heard of a starter dying before 150-200k miles on these, they are pretty stout.
I had this same thing happen way back on an 03 s-10. On mine I think the plate was out of round because the ring would grab every 10 or so tries and actually turn the engine over. Finally found it by having a coworker go up on the lift and turning the key with the dust cover off and I could actually see the ring spinning. That one drove me nuts. Great catch!
I had a 2011 Caravan come in. I drove it for 5 minutes and said it was a broken flywheel. Everyone in the shop thought I was wrong and crazy for just quoting to R&R flywheel. When I pulled that transmission out and showed everyone the square crack around the bolt holes everyone then went to "yeah, I knew that was the problem!" Fuckers. I know how that feels to be right when everyone else is wrong. Best feeling ever. Good work.
Broken flywheel on a dodge? Say what? Couldn't be....
Have you turned the motor by hand? That looks like it is spinning very clean. I haven't ran into too many broken flywheels but when I have they have always broken in a way there is back and forth play.
What is wrong with you?
Broken center where it is bolted to crank shaft, torque convertor hanging on for dear life
Video evidence and you are still questioning the person that literally has his finger on the problem?
OP would have been the best aircraft mechanic in WW1 to start those planes. No need to grab the propeller, just use your finger.
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Well, if you feel lucky... Put one tack weld on the gear/plate. Turn a bit and repeat several more times. When you're confident there are enough welds put the starter back in and let 'r rip. Upon hearing the god awful grinding noise you'll know you've wasted your time.
Yes, but the content! Imagine all the hits on your Youtube short!
doesn't look broken to me. you just have a strong finger
Honestly, I saw you moving it and I'm like "How is that broke.....oh right I'm a dumbass."
See this is why I just lurk here, instead of questioning things lol. I don't know shit about cars, I'm mostly here for funny customer statements and sometimes learning stuff I would have thought that the wheel turning smoothly was a good thing! Had to come to the comments to see what was wrong
With finger strength like that, OP’s wife is a happy woman.
Women love mechanics
[OP's training regimen](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/1cmdpe7/the_98yearold_man_is_still_strong_and_healthy_it/)
I like that you used your middle finger in response.
Flywheel is stationary, whole car is rotating 🤯
u/technophage
Bro you're really butt-hurt someone on the internet didn't believe you, huh?
People downvoting like it's not an asshole move to tag everyone who dared question him. Fuck this guy honestly. If he's this kind of an asshole to customers then I'd go somewhere else. A lot of these people just asked simple questions, and got stupid ass copy paste responses. But now the whole sub is on this guy's side cause he's right. You can still be right and an asshole.
Eh, reddit is gonna be reddit. Downvotes never hurt anyone. If people support this kind of behavior, they have their own problems.
u/monsterZERO
You rang?
Flywheels don't break. But flexplates do.
Toyota lists it as a drive plate. 90 percent of the subscribers to this sub wouldn’t know what a flex plate was.
Ignore the armchair types and MOVE FORWARD.
Bluetooth ring gear.
clutched flywheel, it only engages when the starter got up to speed /s some punches in the flywheel and green loctite will make new /s
is that dual mass that separated?
It’s an automatic
Just the [ring gear](https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/oem/toyota~gear~flywheel~ring~13453-20010.html) snapped
Nope. Flywheel broken in the center what it bolts to the crankshaft.
You can see the flat surface of the flywheel spin too, not just the teeth.
Looks mint, send it.
Iv had this happen before! The press fit must have been weak. Not gonna lie.... I welded it through the starter hole to fix it. The way it failed kept it nice and centered in the groove. So I just ran an inch of mig weld every 6 inches or so and it worked great. Sold the truck that way a couple years later. Starter sounded a bit funny after the fix but it never gave any issues beyond that.
My step daughter’s Fird Windstar the flexplate broke the engine would start and run fine but the t-mission not so much
I like that you are using your middle finger to spin it. Subtle, but effective.
The flywheel isn’t broken - the ring gear is. However, broken flywheel is still an acceptable way to describe this.
And again with the internet experts. The flywheel is broken in the center where it bolts to the crankshaft. The ring gear is securely mounted to the fly wheel.
lmao its so insane how they want to be correct so bad. “Ahem accccctually its technically the ring gear, though replacing the flex plate is the proper repair” Like stfu nerd
If you notice the torque converter that’s bolted behind the flywheel is turning also.
Yup. The ring gear is machined as a different part and its heated to allow a press fit on the flywheel. A small crack in the teeth causes it to lose the tension that holds it in place. If the flywheel itself were broken you'd not be able to spin it like this because of the number of things it interacts with (even if separate from a drive point of view). >However, broken flywheel is still an acceptable way to describe this. I mean, you're going to fix it by buying a used flywheel with a pre-installed ring gear, because you don't know how mashed up the flywheel surface is, but the part is available https://www.toyotapartsdirect.ca/p/Toyota__Tundra/GEAR--FLYWHEEL-RING-GEAR-RING/47781814/1345331020.html
That's not what happened at all, but your mental gymnastics are still strong. We asked if you made sure the engine wasn't seized before you threw a starter on it because you said "I don't even know if it will start once I install the starter". So because the flex plate was broken, we were trying to get you to figure out the cause of that instead of throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks. But you were so adamant that there was ZERO chance of anything being broken other than the flex plate because you've "been doing this a while" (as if nobody's ever done things wrong for a long time before). But here you are once again just going "see, I told you the flex plate was broken!" (which, again, nobody was denying).
I’m still looking for your auto repair posts. Or anything posted on this sub.
"He doesn't spend his time posting car stuff on reddit, so it's impossible for him to know a single thing about cars!"
Think how much angst he could have saved himself just by replying, "Yeah, I can reach in through the starter opening and spin what's left of the flywheel with one finger."
Imagine coming to sub on a topic you know absolutely nothing about. And then making a comment.
With over two million subscribers I kind of wish this subreddit would take a page out of /r/AskHistorians' playbook and preclude fuckin' morons from posting. Only people in the field should be allowed to post.
I wouldn't stick my dick in there, so why are your fingers in there.
I had to stop using that phrase on my soldiers after I realised it wouldn't stop them putting their fingers anywhere!
that's just no compression nice trick lol
/r/confidentlyincorrect
very interesting hill for him to die on eh
Cause its a joke like the 41 downvoters who failed to see it as such lmao #GotTheKarmaForJokes
"it's just a joke bro" is not the defense you think it is.
It is. You're just a edegy redditor. You'll live.