Well she is all replaced now...Working good, at least for the time being. I kept the old flex plate though, and upon inspecting it, I found the the stress/strain cracks where it had fatigued where on the inside (facing engine). So if the shop had inspected it without removing it, as seems to be the proper way to do it, then they wouldnt have seen the stressed parts of the plate, sending me back into the world with one that is about to go out. But maybe I'm just on the optimal side because I've put a lot of money into this and I just want to side with the brighter side of things =]