trying to remove the flywheel
11-28-2004, 11:29 AM
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IMHO, that flywheel should be resurfaced.
You know that a flywheel needs to be resurfaced when it develops that pattern. Kind of like a leopard print. From the look of your pics, it's just starting to get there. I can't tell from the pics, but does it look a little blueish? If it has a blue tint to it, then it needs to be resurfaced. That blue develops from the high heat against metal to metal contact. Hope that helps.
11-28-2004, 11:35 AM
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Perhaps, but it's hard to tell what the surface will look like when it's cleaned up
I agree with you, a blue surface or dimensional variations (ie a groove) is reason to resurface, as would be any surface cracking. But I think we're looking at a buildup of deposits which hide the real story.
I've had flywheels that looked like this one clean up just fine. Still, if it doesn't, the next step is still available!
I've had flywheels that looked like this one clean up just fine. Still, if it doesn't, the next step is still available!
11-28-2004, 11:43 AM
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very true, I'll have to restate and say to
Scotch first and if it doesn't work resurface. I too have been in the same spot and have almost always had to resurface it. Out of the 5, only 1 has been able to Scotch out of it.
11-28-2004, 12:11 PM
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here's another picture of the sanded flywheel
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/26302/sanded4.jpg"></center><p>Should I get it resurfaced?