34. Engine Flywheel Clean and Inspect

1. Clean the engine flywheel in solvent.

Caution: Wear safety glasses in order to avoid eye damage.

2. Dry the engine flywheel with compressed air.





3. 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, 3)

Important: Do not attempt to repair the welded areas that retain the ring gear to the engine flywheel plate. Install a new engine flywheel.

^ Cracks at welded areas that retain the ring gear onto the engine flywheel (4)
^ Damaged or missing ring gear teeth (5)