[DeTomaso] Stock Flywheel Question- Lesson on Ford numbers!!!

[Julian Kift]

Sean,
 
Don't despair, these little things can be annoying, but perseverance will prevail.
 
The only other thing that chagned as I recall was the flywheel refacing, so at this point I would be inclinded to find a used stock flywheel. They should be available relatively cheap or a local Pantera owner may have a spare kicking around in the garage as a loaner.
 
Julian
 
> From: seanmundy at hotmail.com
> To: steven.liebenow at att.net; detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:23:23 -0700
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock Flywheel Question- Lesson on Ford numbers!!!
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> I put my old clutch back in this weekend and reused the old bolts. The bad vibration I experienced with the new Mcleod clutch is still there but not as severe. It's still very annoying though and its obvious to me that something isn't right. I'm very frustrated at this point. I suppose everyone has gotten to the point where you don't even want to look at your car because it pisses you off. 
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> > Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:56:52 -0700
> > From: steven.liebenow at att.net
> > Subject: Stock Flywheel Question- Lesson on Ford numbers!!!
> > To: detomaso at realbig.com; seanmundy at hotmail.com
> > 
> > Sean,
> > 
> > If you are worried about bolts.....the ONLY ones I would get too excited about 
> > would be the actual flywheel bolts, and the clutch pressure plate bolts. I 
> > think many of the books have recommended replacing these every time.......but I 
> > have reused flywheel bolts many times on my street car with no issues yet, but 
> > it lives under 6K rpm's always....... The pressure plate bolts are much smaller 
> > and could be argued have more pressure on them...with lots of cycling.....and 
> > should be replaced every time....
> > 
> > If I find that the lock washers have self destructed, I replace the bolts & 
> > washers. Otherwise, they could get re-used also!!!!
> > 
> > You did good by bailing out of that machine shop!!! Bubble balance? 
> > Really????? The only way I have ever heard of a balance job being performed 
> > was on a rotating setup...used for balancing crankshafts...... Not that a 
> > bubble balance couldn't tell you if are properly balanced by putting 28.2 oz of 
> > weight exactly opposite the counterweight on the front of the flywheel......but 
> > machining a flywheel on the rear surface, where you take an equal amount of 
> > metal off the entire circular face....shouldn't affect this imbalance figure, 
> > save for some minute amount caused by molecular density variances...reeeeeaally 
> > small amount that would have very little effect!!!!!
> > 
> > Steve
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