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Thomas Sargent · 02-26-2025, 09:57 AM

Update on this clutch project. upon disassembly found flywheel had 0.008 runout. Sourced a flywheel locally and had resurfaced. It had proper pattern for the centerforce PP. Balanced PP and flywheel after having it resurfaced, (new runout 0.003). Installed starter I had been using which had the newer type bendix. Pinion was always engaged.
Measured from starter mounting surface and found 1.5" to engine side of ring gear and
1 13/16" to far side of ring gear. Found old bendix from my old burnt up starter and it had 1 13/16" from mounting surface to face of pinion. Installed two washers on starter shaft between bendix and starter housing, which gave me clearance with the flywheel ring gear and pinion when relaxed.Will finish this post tomorrow.

02-26-2025, 09:57 AM	#10
Thomas Sargent Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Erie Pa Posts: 55	Re: clutch chatter problem Diaphram PP info Update on this clutch project. upon disassembly found flywheel had 0.008 runout. Sourced a flywheel locally and had resurfaced. It had proper pattern for the centerforce PP. Balanced PP and flywheel after having it resurfaced, (new runout 0.003). Installed starter I had been using which had the newer type bendix. Pinion was always engaged. Measured from starter mounting surface and found 1.5" to engine side of ring gear and 1 13/16" to far side of ring gear. Found old bendix from my old burnt up starter and it had 1 13/16" from mounting surface to face of pinion. Installed two washers on starter shaft between bendix and starter housing, which gave me clearance with the flywheel ring gear and pinion when relaxed.Will finish this post tomorrow.