31. Engine Flywheel Clean and Inspect

1. Clean the flywheel in solvent.
2. Dry the flywheel with compressed air.
3. Inspect the manual transmission flywheel for the following:
^ Pitted surfaces (1)
^ Grooves or scoring (2)
^ Rusted surface (3)
^ Damaged ring gear teeth (4)
^ Loose or improperly positioned ring gear
The ring gear has an interference fit onto the flywheel and should be positioned completely against the flange of the flywheel.
^ Missing, bent, or damaged pressure plate locating pins
The two locating pins are installed into the flywheel and spaced 170 degrees apart.





4. Inspect the automatic transmission flywheel for the following:
^ Damaged ring gear teeth
^ Stress cracks around the flywheel-to-crankshaft bolt hole locations

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

^ Welded areas that retain the ring gear onto the flywheel for cracking.