27. Engine Flywheel Cleaning and Inspection

Engine Flywheel Cleaning and Inspection





1. Clean the flywheel in solvent.

2. Caution: Refer to Safety Glasses Caution in Service Precautions.

Dry the flywheel with compressed air.





3. 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





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