The flywheel cracking is not the worst I've seen, definitely a resurface job,
though - and
with all due respect to Sid in Jacksonville, the possibility of a flywheel (a
solid disc
of steel!) fragmenting due to the surface flaws caused by clutch friction is
pretty
remote. When clutches let go it's the disc and/or pressure plate that
"explode", not the
flywheel.
BTW - After having seen the "inspection window" hacked out of the bellhousing ,
I'd give
the entire car a real close looking over in the process of the rebuild. If the
idiot P.O.
would do something like that, who knows what else you'll find! 8^0
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
snyler wrote:
> List,
> So what would bring this about? I parted the trans from the motor
> yesterday, and what do you know, there's a roughly (and I mean roughly)
> rectangular hole in the bell housing covered by a thin piece of metal
> fastened by two sheet metal screws. What would bring that about? Also,
> this being the first time I've set eyes on my roadster's flywheel, are
> tose small, shallow radiating cracks or tears normal?!? They only seem
> to be where the fiber disc rode against the flywheel. And speaking of
> the fiber disc. At least it didn't wear down to the rivets, but it did
> separate from the inner portion of the disc. Is this common? Strange
> and unusual pictures at:
>
> http://datsun_marc.tripod.com/cgi-bin/r16_engine.html
>
> What do you think Sirs? (And Madames)
>
> -Marc T.
>
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> Marc Tyler
> Sisterdale TX
> TDROC
> 1970 1600 #SPL311-31016
> 1965 L-320 #L320 013642
> 1965 L-320 Parts car
>
> http://datsun_marc.tripod.com/cgi-bin/datsun_homepage.html
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