Removing flywheel?

[ash]

Hey all,

I need to remove the flywheel from my grey motor, do I need a puller or should it come off fairly easily?

Also, how much machining can be done on the driven face before the flywheel needs to be replaced?
It is a bit pitted at the moment.

Cheers,
Ash

[fingers]

Hey all,

I need to remove the flywheel from my grey motor, do I need a puller or should it come off fairly easily?

Also, how much machining can be done on the driven face before the flywheel needs to be replaced?
It is a bit pitted at the moment.

Cheers,
Ash

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You wont need a puller mate it will come off easily with a bit of a tap from the front....... use a block of wood between the hammer and the flywheel ....you may need to rotate the flywheel to keep it even as it comes away from the rear of the crankshaft and the locating dowell......take it to a machine shop and they will tell you how much more it can be machined ...Fingers

[ash]

nice, thanks mate.
I've been quoted $60 which sounds reasonable?

[ash]

Sorry, forgot about second part of my question.
Is there a limit to what can be machined out?

[Blacky]

Is there a limit to what can be machined out?

Yes there is , the machinist will let you know - you dont want to take too much out anyway.

[FB MAD]

Watch your fingers as you prise the flywheel off the mounting face of the crank. They ( the flywheel ) can let go and if you aren't ready for it and have your fingers in the way, they can get squashed.

Good news is, you will only do it once, normally ( in my case years ago) it only happens to apprentices

Before machining, check to see if your ring gear on the flywheel is still serviceable as well. no use machining a flywheel if the ring gear is buggered, you'll be pulling it out again soon otherwise.

Flywheel maching virtually eliminates clutch shudder if your clutch plate and pressure plate is still service able but I would really be putting in a new clutch assembly at the same time as flywheel machine.

Depending on driving habits, a new clutch will last for many thousands of miles.

New ring gears are now hard to get and have to be heated to a certain temp and then quickly ( whilst still hot ) tapped into position.The flywheel is usually kept overnight in the freezer if your misses will allow it. It all becomes an interference fit after the flywheel reaches room temp and the ring gear cools to room temp.