Engine Flywheel Cleaning and Inspection. Chevrolet PJJ 2000

For 1990-2009 cars

1. Clean the flywheel in solvent.

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

2. Dry the flywheel with compressed air.
3. Inspect the flywheel for the following conditions:

• | 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.

• | Welded areas that retain the ring gear onto the flywheel for cracking