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For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Oldsmobile 🢒 2001 🢒 Aurora 🢒 Engine 🢒 Engine Mechanical - 3.5L 🢒 Engine Flywheel Cleaning and Inspection

Cleaning
  1. Clean the engine flywheel in solvent.

    2. Caution: Wear safety glasses in order to avoid eye damage.

  2. Dry the engine flywheel with compressed air.

Inspection

    Object Number: 483182 Size: SH
  1. Inspect the engine flywheel for the following conditions:
    2. • Stress cracks around the engine flywheel-to-torque converter mounting bolt hole locations (1) and/or engine flywheel-to-crankshaft (2, 4)

       Important: Do not attempt to repair the ring gear. Install a new engine flywheel.

    • Cracks next to the ring gear (3)
    • Damaged or missing ring gear teeth (5)
  2. Replace the engine flywheel as necessary.