Wed May 17 11:35:20 2000
From: Greg L.

--- john  wrote:
> yeah, I noticed that... so on a flywheel you can
> just turn it around?  :) (it has the t-5)


You can heat up the ring (I've used a simple propane
torch), which will expand it, then just turn it
around.  The ring is just held on by the fact that it
cools, then contracts.

The procedure I used is:
- Place the flywheel/ring combo (so the flywheel face
is down) on a few bricks...the bricks are only
touching the ring.  Put some wood under the flywheel.
- With the torch, heat the ring.  Maybe tapping the
flywheel when you feel that you have it hot enough. 
When the ring expands, the flywheel will drop out of
the ring (onto the wood).
- continue to heat the ring for a bit
longer...expanding it some more...
- when sufficiently expanded, grab the ring with
pliers, move the bricks out of the way and put the
ring back on the flywheel (reversed, of course).  The
ring should fully mate to the flywheel...you shouldn't
need to tap it, but if you have to, do so...

Pretty easy...I don't know what a flywheel ring costs,
but in High School, I didn't have any money and this
works just fine.

One thing... You will find that the flywheel ring is
usually worn on one or maybe a couple places.  Because
the engine usually stops in the same place.  Mark the
flywheel when taking it off the crank for installation
in the same orientation.  When installing the ring,
rotate it so the heavy wear spot is in a different
location...  Doing this will insure a ring life equal
to a new ring.

For an auto tranny, they use a flex plate that has the
ring welded to the plate...can't do anything there...

good luck...Greg


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