[DeTomaso] Techno question: aluminum flywheel washers

[wkooiman at earthlink.net]

I didn't use washers on my Fidanza flywheel bolts.  I use ARP bolts.

There wasn't any galling under the bolts.

The bolts have always been torqued properly during disassembly (2 disassembles so far - hoping #3 is at least yr 2010)

By the way, at one time I measured the thickness of the flywheel at the flange - if I recall correctly, it was the same thickness as the stock flywheel.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Fluty <bobfluty at att.net>
>Sent: Nov 4, 2008 11:09 PM
>To: detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Techno question: aluminum flywheel washers
>
>From: dyogi dyogi at hawaii.rr.com
>"I called Fidanza techs and they told me that
>washers were not required for their flywheels but I could use them if I
>wanted.  I was also warned to use thin washers and check the bolt head
>height after installation to ensure that the bolt heads cleared the clutch
>disc."
>
>Another caveat....our Pantera had developed a "ZF bearing" noise when idling with the clutch disengaged.  When you would depress the clutch the noise would go away.  When I finally removed the engine/gearbox and examined the inside of the bell housing I discovered that the bolts that held the pressure plate to the flywheel were a tall hex head bolt and had been kissing the reinforcing bosses inside the bell housing, causing the "bearing" noise.  The ARP bolts I bought for both the pressure plate and the flywheel are a very low style fastener and will not create interference problems in either location.  I would highly suggest that you pay a buck or two more and get the ARP fasteners (Summit, Jegs, Doug Herbert, etc.).
> 
>Just my 2 cents worth...
> 
>Bob
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