Hi pd,
Consider that the flywheel only has four small bolts holding it, &
that the flywheel attachment is a very highly stressed joint. Old
bolts "could" fail from the cyclic stresses that are applied to them.
Any bolt that has been through 40 years of stress cycling "may" be
near it's failure point.
A flywheel has tremendous stored energy in it & if it comes loose it's
equivalent to a bomb going off near your feet.
I personally use "ARP" high strength bolts on parts like this.
Replacing the bolts is your choice. At this point, it is relatively
cheap & easy to do insurance.
Regards,
Dave Russell
pdeturck@rochester.rr.com wrote:
> List - This past fall removed my flywheel for inspection and
> possible lightening. I have recently re-installed it but have yet
> to put the tranny back in.
>
> My son suggests I should NOT have used the original bolts to
> re-install the flywheel but rather purchased new hardware. Although
> I used the "old" bolts, I did install new locking tabs.
>
> Should I go back and replace the flywheel bolts before installing
> the tranny? -pd- '66 BJ8
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