Damper plate for PCM40A

Kris,
Due to the number of splines on the input shaft on the PCM trans, the damper plate is made to match so, I feel you are stuck with the one NP or Skidim sells. I think lots of OEM's learned from the razor manufacturers to sell blades that only match their razor and sell the blades at a high markup!!    I remember Eric when he had FFM always complaining about having to go PCM parts when he worked on one of their tran's!!

Try "World Wide Parts Outlet" I paid $ 67 .50 for mine, now up to $104 in just 9 months. They are on e-bay. Very helpful when you call them. Mine is an Alto Sachs. Good brand.

I replaced the damper in my '89 when it had about 400 hours on it. If I remember correctly there is a old and new version of the plate. The '89 had the old version and supposedly it doesn't last as long.   My '92 has 1500 hours on it and I have not replaced the damper or think that it needs to be replaced. I suspect it has the newer version. I agree that since your engine is out it's a good time to replace it but you may be fine just using the old one. Also, it isn't that hard to pull the trans and swap it out if it needs it later down the road.