24. Engine Flywheel Clean and Inspect
Engine Flywheel Cleaning and Inspection1. Clean the flywheel in solvent.
Caution: Wear safety glasses in order to avoid eye damage.
2. Dry the flywheel with compressed air.
3. Inspect the manual transmission flywheel for loose or improperly installed balance weights. A properly installed balance weight should be installed until flush or below flush with the face of the flywheel.
4. Inspect the manual transmission flywheel for the following:
^ Damaged ring gear teeth.
^ 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.
^ A scored, grooved or damaged friction surface
5. 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.