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Old Henry · 04-05-2014, 03:21 PM

Here's my fly wheel:

As you can see it is worn very unevenly, due possibly from a number of different things - substandard clutch disc, pressure plate, clutch mechanism, release (throw-out) bearing, or even the fly wheel itself. All of the first four are being replaced with new from VanPelt.

Here is the 10:00 to 12:00 o'clock section where the last resurfacing marks are still visible indicating no rubbing at all in the outside 2/3 of this area.

And here's a close-up of the 8:30 section showing the heat cracks.

Question is: Can this fly wheel be successfully resurfaced and saved or must it be replaced?

04-05-2014, 03:21 PM	#1
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,762	Can this 59A fly wheel be saved? Here's my fly wheel: As you can see it is worn very unevenly, due possibly from a number of different things - substandard clutch disc, pressure plate, clutch mechanism, release (throw-out) bearing, or even the fly wheel itself. All of the first four are being replaced with new from VanPelt. Here is the 10:00 to 12:00 o'clock section where the last resurfacing marks are still visible indicating no rubbing at all in the outside 2/3 of this area. And here's a close-up of the 8:30 section showing the heat cracks. Question is: Can this fly wheel be successfully resurfaced and saved or must it be replaced? __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness