Engine Flywheel Cleaning & Inspection
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Pontiac Sunfire and 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Clean the flywheel in solvent.
- Dry the flywheel with compressed air.
- Inspect the manual transmission flywheel for the following:
- Damaged ring gear teeth
- Loose or improperly positioned ring gear
The ring gear has an interference fit onto the flywheel and should be positioned completely against the flange of the flywheel.
- A scored, grooved or damaged friction surface
- Inspect the automatic transmission flywheel for the following:
- Damaged ring gear teeth
- Stress cracks around the flywheel-to-crankshaft bolt hole locations
- Weight saving holes