Engine Flywheel Cleaning and Inspection
- Clean the flywheel in solvent.
- Dry the flywheel with compressed air.
- Inspect the automatic transmission flywheel for the following conditions:
- Damaged ring gear teeth
- Stress cracks around the flywheel-to-crankshaft bolt hole locations
- Welded areas that retain the ring gear onto the flywheel for cracking
IMPORTANT: Do not attempt to repair the welded areas that retain the ring gear to the flywheel plate. Install a new flywheel.