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

[Larry - Ohio Time Corp]

Hi Sean,

As long as you are very careful you can start the motor with the clutch and
trans off to see how the flywheel feels. Then put one thing on at a time
till you feel the vibration.

Larry (knows vibration) - Cleveland



-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of sean mundy
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 2:23 PM
To: steven.liebenow at att.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock Flywheel Question- Lesson on Ford numbers!!!


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.  
 
 
 
 
 
> 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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