yeah..thought you'd say engine mounting looseness.
Though I have not seen any cracked cast iron auto trans bell housings
myself.
yep...worn TQ bushings ..
End play ..didn't think of that one.
They ain't no Mercedes Benz all right.

So much of thisis preventable.
I am constantly amazed at how well vanagons hang in there with regular
neglect ( Note, new Maintenance Term ..."Regular Neglect" ) and bad work
done to them, and things never getting checked out much.
and perhaps worst of all, people driving them when they don't realize
things are wrong with them, sometimes seriously so. Been seeing quite a
lot of that lately.

good to see your comments.
S.

On 4/6/2013 7:54 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> Most common is engine to transmission looseness, miss-alignment. Lower
> studs/nuts coming loose or even breaking. Evidence often the trans bell
> housing cracking where the lower studs go through. Worn torque converter
> busing is next. I would also check for excessive crankshaft play and lastly
> if there is a problem in the torque converter itself.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2013 9:14 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: torque converter carrier plate
>
> interesting.
> care to name off some causes?
>
> On 4/6/2013 6:08 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>> They don't crack without a cause. Something else is wrong.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of Hector Zapata
>> Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2013 6:18 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: torque converter carrier plate
>>
>> Hello, fellow listees, looking for a torque converter carrier plate,
>> or flex flate, for my van. Apparently it cracked in the middle, since
>> the torque converter seem OK, although I haven't removed the A/T yet.
>> If you have one, or know somebody who does, please contact me off-list.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Hector
>> 1990 Carat 'Ursula'
>>