Flywheel ?

[RICK LAKE]

shelbysnake, Tony The guys above are right about installing a ring gear. Have you looked at the surface of the flywheel? Any hot spots or burnt marks? Is this flywheel an steel one or aluminum with an insert? IF you are running a 40# one you may want to swap to a SFI 24 pound one. Motor will rev quicker and no other change needed. Make sure the springs in the disc are tight and you have plenty of meat left. I don't know how many miles or abuse is on this clutch but you are pulling the trans anyway, might be a good time for a new one. Check throw out bearing too. Listen to the little guy on your shoulder, he's a pain but right 99.8% of the time and warns you.. You could check with Brent for a great price on a clutch and flywheel. Rick.

[shelbysnake]

Originally Posted by RICK LAKE

shelbysnake, Tony The guys above are right about installing a ring gear. Have you looked at the surface of the flywheel? Any hot spots or burnt marks? Is this flywheel an steel one or aluminum with an insert? IF you are running a 40# one you may want to swap to a SFI 24 pound one. Motor will rev quicker and no other change needed. Make sure the springs in the disc are tight and you have plenty of meat left. I don't know how many miles or abuse is on this clutch but you are pulling the trans anyway, might be a good time for a new one. Check throw out bearing too. Listen to the little guy on your shoulder, he's a pain but right 99.8% of the time and warns you.. You could check with Brent for a great price on a clutch and flywheel. Rick.

Thanks for the input. I haven't pulled the tranny yet and I am not the one that put it together so I am not sure what flywheel is there. I like your idea about the lighter one. Are there any common problems using the lighter flywheel? I will look at everything once it is out. Thanks again for the input,
Tony

[RICK LAKE]

shelbysnake Tony there are no real problems, it's a swap as long as the flywheel has a "0" balance. You might have to go to a local machine shop and have the one you use in the car checked. If it comes out "0" swap them, If not the machine shop will index the old one and add or remove weight to match the new one. Most motors are now "0" balanced. I don't think you are using a SCJ428 crank shaft in the car. There would be counter weight on the front of the motor. If you goggle this crank shaft, there should be pictures to show you what I mean. This is old school.
The swap is simple. Would replace all bolts with ARP flywheel and pressure plate bolts. Need a 1/2" torque wrench to tighten to spec. Would just need a clutch disc installer to center this to slide in trans. The rest is basic nut and bolt up. Make sure that the pilot bushing or bearing looks ok in the back of the crankshaft. You didn't say how many miles are on the car or motor but would think the alignment of the bellhousing is centered. It wouldnot hurt to check.
Last thing is the starter, Do youknow if we are running a lakewood bell housing?? This is very important. weights about 50 pounds and has a plate that bolts to it. Unless the starter bolt directly to the bellhousing without a block saver plate we are going to need to check the stater engagement. If it's a quicktime unit, I don't have info for this. Problem is the plate on a lakewood doesn't let the starter drive engage the complete teeth to teeth. Maybe 1/2 of the teeth depth are being used and strip out the flywheel gear and starter drive over time. Alot of guys have been through this here. I myself have modified my bellhousing for this problem and replaced a drive in the starter. Can you take a pictures of the 2 drives and send them here. Pictures wil tell use if you have a problem and this is why the failure happened. If you send me a pm with phone and good time to call, I can walk you though this for the fix. We need to check the centering of the bell housing with a caliper and magnetic stand. Can get one cheap that will work at a harbor freight. Rick L. Ps if you have silly money and a good mechanic, take it to a garage and spend the day. You want to see the bellhousing checked. Good luck.