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44. Engine Flywheel Clean and Inspect

Engine Flywheel Cleaning and Inspection

Cleaning
1. Clean the engine flywheel in solvent.

Caution: Refer to Safety Glasses Caution in Service Precautions.

2. Dry the engine flywheel with compressed air.

Inspection





1. Inspect the engine flywheel for the following conditions:
^ Stress cracks around the engine flywheel-to-torque converter mounting bolt hole locations (1) and/or engine flywheel-to-crankshaft (2, 4)

^ Important: Do not attempt to repair the ring gear. Install a new engine flywheel.

Cracks next to the ring gear (3)
^ Damaged or missing ring gear teeth (5)

2. Replace the engine flywheel as necessary.