Important: In order to maintain the proper component balance, contact surface taper and heat transfer, manual transmission flywheels are NOT to be machined.
Caution: Bodily injury may occur if the cleaning solvent is inhaled or exposed
to the skin.
- Clean the engine flywheel with solvent.
 
- Dry the engine flywheel with compressed air.
 
- Inspect the engine 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.
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| •  | Welded areas that retain the ring gear onto the flywheel for cracking |