1998 Isuzu Rodeo Question Broken Flywheel

1998 ISUZU RODEO
125,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SNYDECKY
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I had my automatic trans repaired about 3 months ago. Last week my Rodeo lost all power on the freeway. I had it towed in and inspected by an ASE certified mechanic. He found that the flywheel had broken, and in the process, discovered that the trans was misaligned and was missing some spacers. He said that this was the likley cause of the failure.

I took the invoice and diagnosis to the trans shop that repaired the trans. The manager there said that flywheels fail all the time and that the trans actually wasn't misaligned at all.

My question: Can a misaligned automatic trans cause a flywheel failure?
Sep 20, 2008 at 1:45 PM
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BLACKOP555
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that all dpends on how bad. if its aminor it wont do nothing to the flywheel, remember the trans aint bolted to the flywheel.
Sep 20, 2008 at 5:58 PM
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