turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 21y 7m 23d Gender: Male Posted 11/04/13 12:59 AM Share Posted 11/04/13 12:59 AM (edited) Whether you should use your flywheel, you need to inspect it. If the holes look OK and have not elongated then its OK. It depended on how long the bolts were loose for.The flex plates will flog out easily and cant be used again. With the cast iron flywheel you need to do and inspection and maybe get the digital verniers out to see if any or how much damage is done.Another thing is balance. If you had an aftermarket clutch put in it could be out of balance that does not assist harmonics in the engine.I would get the cluch and flywheel checked on a good machine. I even used to check the cluch plate. But make sure its a shop with a good modern machine. Edited 11/04/13 01:04 AM by turbotrana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2z Member 58 Member For: 15y 5m 24d Gender: Male Location: 2750 Posted 11/04/13 10:26 AM Author Share Posted 11/04/13 10:26 AM Ive just finished moving house. My garage is a mess and tools every where. Yeah I know it not a big job removing a box but its the crawling under the car I hate. If money was no.option I'd just put another clutch and flywheel in because of the effort. But im trying to do only whats necessary to repair it until I need to change the clutch. Its now clear to me that loctite and plenty of torque on the bolts wont do the job. As it has come undone again. Im thinking I shoukd just change the flywheel for an alloy one. Then get it machined once I replace the clutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinr33 Donating Members 964 Member For: 13y 3m 5d Posted 11/04/13 10:47 AM Share Posted 11/04/13 10:47 AM They only need to be machined if their worn badly if the clutch fails in a year chances are flywheel won't need to be machined just scuffed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2z Member 58 Member For: 15y 5m 24d Gender: Male Location: 2750 Posted 11/04/13 10:49 AM Author Share Posted 11/04/13 10:49 AM Any ideas on a good flywheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinr33 Donating Members 964 Member For: 13y 3m 5d Posted 11/04/13 10:54 AM Share Posted 11/04/13 10:54 AM Everyone uses atomic ones mostly I'd still do the locking tabs as above though better safe then sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAINLESS again plz You've changed man.... Donating Members 8,142 Member For: 13y 10m 26d Gender: Male Location: 2 Fuchsia Court, Narre Warren. 3805 Posted 12/04/13 09:07 AM Share Posted 12/04/13 09:07 AM 380rwkw?you may need a new clutch sooner than you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2z Member 58 Member For: 15y 5m 24d Gender: Male Location: 2750 Posted 15/04/13 11:53 AM Author Share Posted 15/04/13 11:53 AM Pulled the box out tonight. Bolts were just starting to losen. The back of the fly wheel is looking a little worse for wear and the bolt holes are definitely elongated. So a new flywheel it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-rad Donating Members 257 Member For: 16y 6m 10d Location: townsville Posted 16/04/13 06:29 AM Share Posted 16/04/13 06:29 AM just tack weld new bolts in when you put in new flywheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2z Member 58 Member For: 15y 5m 24d Gender: Male Location: 2750 Posted 17/04/13 07:09 AM Author Share Posted 17/04/13 07:09 AM Upon close examination of the flywheel. It is Rat S*&t. I will be replacing clutch and all. Probably will dowl, weld and lock tight and ...... just so the F&%$ers don't come loose. Just trying to decide between and opt 4 or a twin plate ceramic Extreme clutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 5m 26d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 17/04/13 08:40 AM Share Posted 17/04/13 08:40 AM probably best to avoid cerametalic clutch plates if you intend on using on street and want something that drives nice and will last 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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