Engine Flywheel Cleaning and Inspection
 
  
 
 
  
   
    
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         In order to maintain the proper component balance, contact surface taper, and heat transfer, manual transmission flywheels are NOT to be machined.
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       | 1. | Clean the engine flywheel in solvent. 
 
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                          Wear safety glasses in order to avoid eye damage.
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                    |  |  |  |  Dry the engine flywheel with compressed air.
 
 
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       | 1. | Inspect the engine flywheel for the following conditions: 
 
   
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       |  | • | Stress cracks around the engine flywheel-to-torque converter mounting bolt hole locations (1) and/or engine flywheel-to-crankshaft (2, 4) 
 
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              Do not attempt to repair the welded areas that retain the ring gear to the engine flywheel plate. Install a new engine flywheel.
              |  Cracks at welded areas that retain the ring gear onto the engine flywheel (3)
 
 
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       |  | • | Damaged or missing ring gear teeth (5) 
 
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       | 2. | Replace the engine flywheel if necessary. 
 
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