34. Engine Flywheel Clean and Inspect

Engine Flywheel Cleaning and Inspection





1. Clean the flywheel in solvent.
2. Dry the flywheel with compressed air.
3. Inspect the flywheel for these conditions:
^ 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