I have to disagree. This is a common practice diehard racing fans. My
flywheel has been resurfaced and no problems at all. I went to a
clutch/tranny specialty shop (the owner is a old southern California drag
racer). Even he recommend it after checking for surface warpage, cracks
etc...
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Steven St.Laurent
IOW/IOS Engineer (NT Platform)
C4i Engineering Branch, PSD, MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, US Marine Corps
Office (760) 725-2506 (DSN Prefix: 365)
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you that has not gotten it yet....unknown author"
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Sulich [mailto:ray.sulich@snet.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 8:32 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Clutch replacement
At 09:44 PM 10/24/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>"Flywheel machining is not recommended. The flywheel clutch surface is
>machined to a unique contour and machining will negate this feature.
I don't dispute what you're saying... only what Dodge is saying. I'm not a
mechanical engineer but it doesn't make sense. The flywheel has to be
flat.... what kind of "unique contour" could there be? Sounds like the
flywheel is manufactured just about as thin as it can be and turning it
could cause it to be too thin and subject to warping and cracking. Maybe
it's made that way to reduce weight/parasitic load on the engine. I have
to admit that this is the first time I've heard a manufacturer advise NOT
to turn the flywheel when replacing the clutch. Hey, you live and learn.
Bye,
Ray
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