- Clean the flywheel in solvent.
Caution: Refer to Safety Glasses Caution in the Preface section.
- Dry the flywheel with compressed air.
- 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 |
- 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.
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| • | Welded areas that retain the ring gear onto the flywheel for cracking |
