Aluminum Flywheel installation question.
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Burning Brakes
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Aluminum Flywheel installation question.
Is the fidanza a stock replacement item?
Or is there anything special when doing the install?
Can I just follow the manual for stock flywheel install for torque setting...?
Will it come with all needed parts for installation or can I just the stock bolts?
Or is there anything special when doing the install?
Can I just follow the manual for stock flywheel install for torque setting...?
Will it come with all needed parts for installation or can I just the stock bolts?
Racer
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: San Clemente CA
Fidanza Flywheel Install
Is the Fidanza a stock replacement item?
It can physically replace the stock part.
Or is there anything special when doing the install?
It can be tight on the crank so you may have to heat it a bit.
Can I just follow the manual for stock flywheel install for torque setting...?
Yes
Will it come with all needed parts for installation or can I just the stock bolts?
Stock bolts are OK & ARP’s are available (metric sizes)
Balance strategies
A stock flywheel & pressure plate is zero balanced as a set at the factory.
A Vette may have push-in balance weights in the flywheel that are used to fine tune the engine balance after assembly.
The safest way to replace the flywheel only is to take the old & new parts to a balancer and have your new combination match balanced to the old parts.
If you can’t do the above, zero balance the new combination of parts.
Good luck,
Steve
It can physically replace the stock part.
Or is there anything special when doing the install?
It can be tight on the crank so you may have to heat it a bit.
Can I just follow the manual for stock flywheel install for torque setting...?
Yes
Will it come with all needed parts for installation or can I just the stock bolts?
Stock bolts are OK & ARP’s are available (metric sizes)
Balance strategies
A stock flywheel & pressure plate is zero balanced as a set at the factory.
A Vette may have push-in balance weights in the flywheel that are used to fine tune the engine balance after assembly.
The safest way to replace the flywheel only is to take the old & new parts to a balancer and have your new combination match balanced to the old parts.
If you can’t do the above, zero balance the new combination of parts.
Good luck,
Steve
