Caution: Wear safety glasses in order to avoid eye damage.
- Clean the engine
flywheel in cleaning solvent.
- Dry the engine flywheel with compressed air.
- Inspect the engine flywheel (automatic
transmission) (if equipped) for the following:
• | Stress cracks around the engine flywheel-to-torque converter bolt
hole locations (1) |
• | Missing balance weights |
• | Stress cracks around the engine flywheel-to-crankshaft bolt hole
locations (2) or (3) |
| Important: Do not attempt to repair the welded areas that retain the ring gear
to the engine flywheel plate. Always install a NEW engine flywheel.
|
• | Welded areas that retain the ring gear onto the engine flywheel for
cracking (4) |
• | Damaged ring gear teeth (5) |
- Inspect the engine flywheel (manual transmission)
(if equipped) for loose or improperly installed flywheel weights (if applicable).
A properly installed flywheel weight should be installed until flush
or below flush with the face of the engine flywheel.
- Inspect the engine flywheel (manual transmission)
(if equipped) for the following:
• | Pitted friction surface (1) |
• | Rust or other surface damage (3) |
• | Damaged ring gear teeth (4) |
• | Loose or improperly positioned ring gear |
• | The ring gear has an interference fit onto the engine flywheel and the
ring gear should be positioned completely flat against the flange of the engine
flywheel. |