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06-09-2010, 08:18 PM
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Exposed Flywheel?
This might be a stupid question, but I am no mechanic. Should my flywheel be exposed like this? I would think it could be potentially dangerous, exposing it to dirt, crud, rocks, etc.
 
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06-09-2010, 08:30 PM
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I would say no and it looks like part of the case is missing / damaged but unfortunately I'm not expert either, someone like tex should be able to give you a quick answer.
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06-09-2010, 08:31 PM
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Im not really experienced in this area but it looks like something snapped off by the bolt hole looking thing on the left.
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06-09-2010, 08:42 PM
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Looks like your missing your Transmission bellhousing!
You pretty much answered your own question in your post, the bell housing is meant to protect the flywheel & clutch/Flex plate & Torque Converter. It also is able to come off of the transmission, by a couple of bolts, so you can unbolt the flexplate/flywheel from the clutch/torque converter. You might want to replace that.  Blade.
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06-09-2010, 08:58 PM
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there should be a dust cover at the bottom of most transmissions housings. but it does look like part of the bell housing is missing / damaged
can you get a few more pics from different angles?
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06-09-2010, 09:11 PM
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But I have seen lots of modified cars going down the road like this missing the inspection cover, i would loose sleep over it but I would fix it if its possible.
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06-09-2010, 09:36 PM
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Its a 70 mustang, 250 inline 6. Heres a few more photos as requested. As a plus, crawling around under there for these photos let me find the transmission fluid leak I have been wondering about :P
  
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06-09-2010, 09:48 PM
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Yeah the bottom of your bell housing is broken thats why the inspection cover is missing. you might beable to rig something up to cover that, other wise you will need a new transmission case, I think the bell house is part of that transmission.
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06-10-2010, 01:03 AM
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Nothing to really worry about, it's very common for older cars to loose the inspection cover. All it is, is a plastic cover. Doesn't protect it much, and on a street car you'll never have a problem with it. The truck's is missing the cover too, and I've had it in flood waters, herraflush in mud, and through high-grass and brush with nothing happening. I mean, if you're doing something that's putting objects close to your fly wheel, you've got bigger worries.
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06-10-2010, 02:48 AM
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Looks like the transmission leak is a bigger worry
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06-10-2010, 06:13 AM
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yeah above I meant would not lose sleep over it.
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