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Engine Flywheel Cleaning and Inspection

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    Fig 1: Identifying Engine Flywheel
    GM412463Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
    IMPORTANT: In order to maintain the proper component balance, contact surface taper, and heat transfer, manual transmission flywheels are NOT to be machined.
  1. Clean the flywheel in solvent.
    2. CAUTION: Wear safety glasses in order to avoid eye damage.
  2. Dry the flywheel with compressed air.
    3. Fig 2: Identifying Flywheel & Retaining Bolts
    GM412117Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  3. 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
    4. Fig 3: View Of Flywheel
    GM412119Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  4. 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
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