Who hasn't resurfaced their flywheel?
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I would get a flywheel from Autozone, but I can't be sure that it is balanced the same as my flywheel. So if I buy one from Autozone, I'll need to have it balanced anyway to match mine right?
That is, unless all LT1 flywheels are very close in balance to each other. I just know that the LT1 engine is externally balanced using the flywheel, and don't want to screw that up. Autozone would be much easier.
Dan
That is, unless all LT1 flywheels are very close in balance to each other. I just know that the LT1 engine is externally balanced using the flywheel, and don't want to screw that up. Autozone would be much easier.
Dan
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Flywheel is at the machine shop getting resufaced as we speak, $32. Not bad.
Regarding the pilot bushing. I have a tool to get it out, but it uses a slide hammer to bang it out. I'm assuming I'll have to bang the other one back in. Seems as though it would be hard on the rotating assembly doing this.
Dan
Regarding the pilot bushing. I have a tool to get it out, but it uses a slide hammer to bang it out. I'm assuming I'll have to bang the other one back in. Seems as though it would be hard on the rotating assembly doing this.
Dan
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Flywheel is at the machine shop getting resufaced as we speak, $32. Not bad.
Regarding the pilot bushing. I have a tool to get it out, but it uses a slide hammer to bang it out. I'm assuming I'll have to bang the other one back in. Seems as though it would be hard on the rotating assembly doing this.
Dan
Regarding the pilot bushing. I have a tool to get it out, but it uses a slide hammer to bang it out. I'm assuming I'll have to bang the other one back in. Seems as though it would be hard on the rotating assembly doing this.
Dan
Use a brass punch to put it back in, if you don't have an installer.
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yup, getting it out on the other hand may be difficult, i used the tip for the slide hammer that looks kinda like a fish hook, kinda, and went around teh pilot bushing in circles to get it out
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I have a brass punch, and will use that.
The removal tool from autozone looks nice, but I hope it's strong enough that I don't bust off the "ears" on the tool when I hammer the bushing out.
Dan
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Well, I got it all buttoned back up. Holy Crap! It's like driving someone else's car!
The clutch grabs pretty much immediately off the floor. I stalled it twice getting used to it in the first couple of minutes, which is weird since I've had the car since new with 91k on the old clutch. I was very used to how it drove. I guess the wear was so gradual over 91k miles that I got used to having the engagement point get further and further up the pedal travel.
I was worried that resurfacing the flywheel would make the engagement point higher than it should be, but no worries there!
I just hope this clutch is strong enough. I'll give a good romping after a couple of weeks and see how it does.
Dan
The clutch grabs pretty much immediately off the floor. I stalled it twice getting used to it in the first couple of minutes, which is weird since I've had the car since new with 91k on the old clutch. I was very used to how it drove. I guess the wear was so gradual over 91k miles that I got used to having the engagement point get further and further up the pedal travel.
I was worried that resurfacing the flywheel would make the engagement point higher than it should be, but no worries there!
I just hope this clutch is strong enough. I'll give a good romping after a couple of weeks and see how it does.
Dan
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