25. Engine Flywheel Cleaning and Inspection

Engine Flywheel Cleaning and Inspection





1. Clean the flywheel in solvent.
Caution: Refer to Safety Glasses Caution (Safety Glasses Warning).
2. 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

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