6:00 Crank
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by mudslide
Is there any reason for the crankshaft dowel pin to be at six oclock when installing the flywheel?? It says that in the helms manual 
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Originally Posted by mudslide
Is there any reason for the crankshaft dowel pin to be at six oclock when installing the flywheel?? It says that in the helms manual
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by SS409 425HP
I was curious after reading your post and looked in my Helms manual (1987). It says "align dowel hole in flywheel with dowel hole in crankshaft". Maybe its a "balance" thing, but I'm not sure. My car has the 700R4, so I'm not familar with the flywheel design.
Since it's got a dowel, as my A4 does, it can only go on one way. So what position the crank's in when you put it in place is irrelevent by my way of thinking. As invaluable as factory manuals are, sometimes they are just out to lunch. As a professional wrench w/ over 3 decades of experience on everything from autos to heavy equipment and trucks, trust me on that fact. 
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On any 1 piece seal crank shaft, there is a balance issue. That is ONE reason there is a dowel pin. But there isn't a change in the balance, if the pin is at 6:00, 12:00, or 4:30. I'd like to see a scan of that paragraph. And what about AM or PM???
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
And what about AM or PM???
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