clutch report
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clutch report
Hi
Since everyone always give me quick responces to my questions I thought I'd report back on my welded flywheel.A solid flywheel was not in the budget at the moment I carefully welded my two halves together while in the truck.Have almost 4 thousand miles on it and it works perfect.Only a growl between 1200 ad 1500 rpm.Very cheap fix and no other side affects other than the growl which I"m us to.Will see if any issues pop up in the future.
Thanks for the help
Since everyone always give me quick responces to my questions I thought I'd report back on my welded flywheel.A solid flywheel was not in the budget at the moment I carefully welded my two halves together while in the truck.Have almost 4 thousand miles on it and it works perfect.Only a growl between 1200 ad 1500 rpm.Very cheap fix and no other side affects other than the growl which I"m us to.Will see if any issues pop up in the future.
Thanks for the help
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Why would this be any differant than running a solid flywheel? The growl I'm hearing is quieter than a friend here with a solid flywheel here he just put in.There are 5 welds spaced equaly apart and I used a degree wheel to mark them.I'm thinking these multi piece flywheels are further out of balance than the amount the welds would be.
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From: Olympia, WA
Good for you, and thanks for reporting back on it. It's certainly not for everyone, but I for one would consider it if I was in a pinch knowing now that it has been done. I'll be watching for any updates down the road.
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There are 5 welds,flywheel was marked with a degree wheel,all welds were timed for the same amount of filler for balance and shims were installed between the two halves to keep the from pulling while welding.It is way smoother than before at idle and while driving,pulling a 8000lb trailer it has had a hard workout.Had to get pulled out at the races track twice already this year so the clutch has been worked hard.
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well, if you look at all the parts in the inside of the flywheel from my break down on my website, you can see that if the flywheel is worn out, it will be off balance no matter what you do.
But this really does prove there is a fix for it in a temporary sense.
Your vibrations are most likely due to it being out of balance.
But this really does prove there is a fix for it in a temporary sense.
Your vibrations are most likely due to it being out of balance.
