M50 flywheel - resurface? Or just reuse?
Hey guys - anticipating a new clutch to hold the power. I am going to go with a Spec Stage 4. Was going to go Spec Stage 5 (highest clamp) but the pressure plate is unsprung and will be horrid for daily drive or when gf/sister needs to drive the car.
I hear rumor of flywheel being trash when doing a clutch. Can I reuse the flywheel without resurfacing? Or can I resurface is? Or am I stuck having to pay $450 for a flywheel.
Along the same lines as Winfred, if it looks good to the
eye and doesn't have terrible heat checking cracks. Take a dial indicator while its still on the motor and check the runout of the flywheel. I'm sure it will be within allowable tolerances if it hasn't been abused too much. If you check runout near the outer edge the max allowable for the m50 flywheel is .004 thousandths. When your rotating the flywheel with your dial indicator mounted on the motor, make sure that your not letting the crank end play affect your reading, in other words keep a push on the flywheel inward as you rotate it ,so that crank movement in and out doesn't give you a false reading . Also i have had good results using a random orbit sander with some 220 grit paper just to knock the glaze off the flywheel and clean up the surface for the clutch to ride on.
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Originally Posted by Jon K
Sounds good I will check the one I have from the other motor.