This is exactly what my Skylark flywheel was like...and I can see by the
weight you wrote on it that I remembered correctly as well... Mine ended up
28#-4oz. after removing the "ring".
Mark in St. Louis
> From: buick-rover-v8-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 00:52:28 2000
> Reply-To: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
> Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 23:29:10 -0600
> To: "James R Bown" <Bowan@uswest.net>, "'David Kernberger'"
> <dkern@napanet.net>, <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>, <buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: clutch disc
>
> Here's an image of the Buick flywheel.
>
> http://pages.prodigy.net/larryhoy/BuickFlyWheel.htm
>
> Larry Hoy
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:owner-buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James R Bown
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 10:47 PM
>> To: 'David Kernberger'; mgb-v8@autox.team.net;
>> buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net
>> Subject: RE: clutch disc
>>
>>
>> Dave K., Larry, other interested persons,
>>
>> I am showing a Buick part number of 1350947 for the manual transmission
>> flywheel of a 61-63 Buick 215 V8. Dave, does your Oldsmobile book show the
>> same number for the flywheel of a F85 Oldsmobile? That should answer the
>> question as to whether or not the Buick and Oldsmobile had the same manual
>> transmission flywheels.
>>
>> I have rather cursory Buick part number book (only shows the part numbers of
>> big things). Dave K. has a wonderfully detailed Oldsmobile part number book
>> (it seems to the part number of every little thing).
>> Regards,
>> Jim B.
>> Bowan@uswest.net
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:owner-buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of David Kernberger
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 7:18 PM
>> To: mgb-v8@autox.team.net; buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net
>> Cc: dkern@napanet.net
>> Subject: Re: clutch disc
>>
>> 10/4/00
>>
>> Jim, Larry,
>>
>> Then the Buick flywheel is very different from the Olds
>> F-85--something I would have not expected. All the stock flywheels I have
>> seen (3) were F-85 and were almost perfectly flat. I just went out and
>> looked at the 1 I have on hand now. There may be a .004" or .005" raised
>> area where the disc rides--otherwise they are perfectly flat. The flywheel
>> for the Olds automatic tranny, on the other hand, is a strange animal and
>> much like what you describe. But it cannot be used with a regular clutch
>> because the center depressed area is not flat. It has a much deeper dish
>> in the center area--maybe 5 or 6 inches in diameter. Does this make sense?
>> Can anybody else confirm this difference? It is a surprise to me.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dave K.
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>> Try a ruler edge to edge, it has a major lip.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> David Kernberger wrote:
>>>
>>>> 10/3/00
>>>>
>>>> Jim,
>>>>
>>>> Isn't the flywheel already flat?? I don't get it.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Dave K.
>>>>
>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>> Jim-
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I am assuming that you are using the original 3 or 4 speed since you
>>>> want to
>>>>> retain the 10 spline center. You might try D & D for a disk. Dan has
>> lots
>>>>> of the
>>>>> old 215 stuff.
>>>>>
>>>>> A second way to go is to have the fly wheel machined flat & use a Buick
>>>>> V-6 disk
>>>>> & pressure plate. These are readily available, & will be for a long time
>> to
>>>>> come.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
>>>>> James R Bown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am having a hard time finding a clutch disk for a 61-63 Buick
>>>>>> Special/Oldsmobile F-85 with 215 V8. I believe the original GM
>>>> number was
>>>>>> 1355747. I think an obsolete NAPA number is R-0152. This is a 9 1/2
>> "
>>>>>> disc. The center hub has 10 splines. The center hub differs from the
>>>>>> readily available GM 10 spline 9 1/2" discs. If anyone knows of any
>>>> other
>>>>>> part numbers or knows of a source, please let me know. Or if anyone
>>>> has one
>>>>>> they would like to sell, please let me know price information.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Jim B.
>>>>>> Salt Lake City
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p.s. To our friends in Australia, the games were superb. Well done!
>>>>>> We are having the 2002 Winter Olympics here, in Salt Lake City,
>>>>>> and I hope we can do as well as you did with the Summer Games.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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