Flywheel off or broken timing belt/chain?

[Breezy]

Thanks mantis. But I went to the shop yesterday and they showed me the problem. New flexplate should be here today (hoping) and I'm paying for them to fix it. I can't prove they did anything wrong. I asked them specifically about all the things they could have done wrong that would have caused this and they claim to have done everything correctly and have properly inspected all the parts before installation. I can't argue with that. If a man gives me his word and I can't prove him wrong, I just have to accept it. So I can only trust that they are being honest with me =/

[PK]

Thanks mantis. But I went to the shop yesterday and they showed me the problem. New flexplate should be here today (hoping) and I'm paying for them to fix it. I can't prove they did anything wrong. I asked them specifically about all the things they could have done wrong that would have caused this and they claim to have done everything correctly and have properly inspected all the parts before installation. I can't argue with that. If a man gives me his word and I can't prove him wrong, I just have to accept it. So I can only trust that they are being honest with me =/

I would be very interested in hearing their explanation.

Even if they did not remove the flexplate, it could have been damaged by them as they re-installed the transmission.
Not saying it was - just that it could have been.

Too much of a coincidence for me at the moment.

PK

[Cobrajet]

Doesn't the flex plate bolt to the torque converter? How could they NOT "touch" the flex plate when they removed the transmission/torque converter. If they didn't re-install it correctly they could have put some uneven pressure on the flex plate causing it to snap. I find it hard to believe that they are not responsible.