By rotating the flywheel you may throw off a balancing job on the
engine.
Baker
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Clutch Job 2000
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2000 22:56:40
From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
Reply-To: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
To: "Bill Mills" <williem@mindspring.com>, "Skye Poier"
<skye@ffwd.com>,"MG Nuts" <mgs@autox.team.net>
References: <20000101162405.24188@ffwd.com>
At 07:50 PM 1/1/00 -0500, Bill Mills wrote:
>Skye,
>....
>When the flywheel goes back on, put it 180 degrees from its original
location on the crank. This will give the starter a new place to start
chewing on the ring gear since the engine usually stops at the same
point
each time.
Actually guys, because of the way the four cylinder enigne stops on the
compression stroke, the ring gear wears in two places 180 degrees apart
for
a distance of about six inches in each place. Rotating the flywheel 180
won't make any difference. Just relocate it 60 degrees either way to
prolong the life of the ring gear.
Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg
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