Flywheel repair step by step,, cost saver

January 06, 2005, 11:34:29 AM

just thought id share this cause the cost to repair a flywheel ring gear is by far cheaper than buying a whole new one especially in the case of the standard drive lines.

Flywheel repair for ring gear

TRANNY steps
unhook battery
block wheels
remove starter
remove stick shift and 4x4 shifter if a truck
remove drive shaft or just the front end if a truck
undo txfer case drive shaft on the front only if a truck
unplug speed sensor / cable at tailshaft
remove bolts from tranny mount and install 12'' blocks
leave hyd clutch assy alone
remove top two bell housing bolts and install two very long ones, i used pivit bolts for power steering
remove flywheel dust cover
remove presure plate/flywheel bolts entering from the bottom or through side hole of bell housing if equipped.
rotate crank via the harmonic to get at next bolt
remove all bellhousing bolts except the two long top ones
loop a wratchet strap to the rear of vehicle
loop watchet strap to the tranny tailshaft
wratchet the tranny backwards, wood blocks acting as a slide, two long bolts act as guides
remove presure and clutch plate since they are now free
install a breaker bar/socket/extention on the front of the crank to put crank in a bind against the frame somewhere
remove all 6 of the flywheel bolts, crank should be in a bind in a way that assists you when loosening the flywheel bolts to prevent it from turning
mark flywheel to block as the flywheel only goes in one way and saves time on install
remove flywheel

RING GEAR R/R
Start a fire somewhere like in a burning barrel or shop wood stove
place your new ring gear over a direct fire of some sort (maybe a cookout grille)
Give even taps with a heavy hammer to the old ring gear
Tap evenly moving around till it starts to give in and come off.
use welding gloves and retrive your new ring gear from the fire
lay ring gear on flywheel and it should drop right on.

If i forgot somethng,, sorry