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Subject: [Fot] Car spin
From: gasket.works at gte.net (Mordy Dunst)
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 19:34:00 -0400
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Here is a thought question:  could you reduce rate of a car spinning about its 
center of mass by reving  the flywheel faster in neutral?


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On Thursday, June 22, 2017, Christian Marx via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> 
wrote:

My thought is that a dowel pin has no other function than matching the parts 
together. The pin is not a press fit in most cases.

This means, if the dowel pin get rotational forces, then all is too late and 
the car has to be parked.

 

The rotational force get transferred by the clamping force and the resulting 
friction between fly wheel an crank only.

 

Cheers

Chris

 

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Von: Steve Yott via Fot
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 22. Juni 2017 12:55
An: 'Scott Janzen'; 'Barr, Scott'
Cc: 'FOT'
Betreff: Re: [Fot] TR4 ARP Flywheel Bolts Question

 

Properly made and installed that would be an good solution.  Issue is that if 
they are not sized properly and they should have a t-shape and be counter sunk 
they can cause even worse failure.

 

The right bolt used with the proper washer has a very large surface area and 
the bolt itself is shouldered resulting in a pretty strong install.

 

The next best thing to do IMHO is to install a second dowel pin.  The real 
purpose of the bolt is to hold the flywheel onto the crank but the main 
strength is the counter sunk flywheel over the face of the crankshaft and the 
dowels holding the rotation forces.  This way if the bolts should break you 
have two dowels which will prevent the flywheel from flying in an egg shape and 
destroying everything in its path.

 

Now the absolute best thing is to not use an aluminum flywheel!  There is a 
reason they are not allowed in Europe?..  Buy a steel flywheel and  use 6 to 8 
bolts then most of the issues are gone.  

 

IMHO

 

Steve Yott

 


From: Scott Janzen [mailto:sjanzen at me.com] 
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2017 3:28 PM
To: Barr, Scott <sbarr at McCarty-Law.com>
Cc: timmmurphh at gmail.com; Steve Yott <tr4 at wi.rr.com>; STEPHEN BOROWSKI 
<biznzman at pacbell.net>; FOT <fot at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 ARP Flywheel Bolts Question
 

Don't you guys use steel inserts in those flywheel holes?

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On Jun 5, 2017, at 7:55 AM, Barr, Scott via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:

This is what it looks like if you forget to chamfer the flywheel holes to clear 
the radius under the head.

 

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From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of timmmurphh--- via 
Fot
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2017 5:53 PM
To: 'Steve Yott' <tr4 at wi.rr.com>; 'STEPHEN BOROWSKI' <biznzman at 
pacbell.net>; fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 ARP Flywheel Bolts Question

 

Thanks for the clarification Steve, that makes sense.

 

Tim

 

 

From: Steve Yott [mailto:tr4 at wi.rr.com] 
Sent: Sunday, June 4, 2017 4:56 PM
To: timmmurphh at gmail.com; 'STEPHEN BOROWSKI' <biznzman at pacbell.net>
Subject: RE: [Fot] TR4 ARP Flywheel Bolts Question

 

The reason they state to not use washers is they are afraid that the washers 
used will (1) not be hard enough and will compress under the bolt head and (2) 
all ARP bolts have very liberal radii between the head and shank.  If there is 
a tight fitting washer this would be strain on this radius and could break the 
head.

 

The 7/16? ARP bolts used on Chevy flywheels is what I fit to TR?6, late 
Spitfires and modified TR4 cranks.  These bolts come with the special washers 
to use with them.  I have used a proper washer under the 3/8? ARP bolts many 
times with no problems using a correct washer.  You can also use an ARP crown 
wheel bolt for the same purpose and these come with proper washers.

 

Steve Yott 

 

From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of timmmurphh--- via 
Fot
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2017 1:59 PM
To: 'STEPHEN BOROWSKI' <biznzman at pacbell.net>; fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 ARP Flywheel Bolts Question

 

FWIW

 

I just got a set of ARP 206-2802 flywheel bolts from Pegasus for the TR4.  They 
are for ?BMC A series?.  The instruction specifically says, ?DO NOT USE ANY 
WAHERS?, yes, all in caps for emphasis!  They further state that ARP will not 
be responsible for failures is washers are used.  The instructions also say, 
?Make sure there is an adequate chamfer under the bolt holes on the flywheel to 
clear the radius under the head of the bolt.?  Torque is 55 Ft-Lb with 
specified lubricants on the threads.

 

I?ve never had that much good luck grinding the ends of bolts and still having 
it square so as not to start it cocked and runing the female threads.  Maybe 
it?s just me?

 

Tim

 

 

From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of STEPHEN BOROWSKI 
via Fot
Sent: Friday, June 2, 2017 3:28 PM
To: FOT List <fot at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Fot] TR4 ARP Flywheel Bolts Question

 

Does anyone have experience using the ARP flywheel bolts sold by Moss and 
others?

I understand that you may have to shorten the bolt or it breaks the rear seal???

Are they supposed to have a washer or not?

 

Thxs. Steve

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