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Corvette
General Corvette Discussion
Ram Clutch... Flywheel on Z06
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<blockquote data-quote="Riley P" data-source="post: 281" data-attributes="member: 2"><p><strong>One of those useless replies</strong></p><p></p><p>Well, I am by no means an expert, I can only say what I have done....and it another application...so it may not be helpful at all....hmmm. BUT, what the heck. A few years ago I upgraded to a Centerforce clutch in another car. The old clutch started to spin so the flywheel saw a little heat.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> (Boy did that stink). Anyway, when I had everything apart, there were a few very small cracks in the surface and some slight colouring, but it didn't look too bad. So I had it machined and it's been just dandy ever since. To make this long story short, I would <em>assume</em> that if your old flywheel still has sufficient thickness after it's machined that it is still strong enough to hold together and can absorb the heat from the clutch (not creating hot spots), you should be fine. BUT! As I always say, there are people that know way more about this than I do, and hopefully they can set me straight if I am wrong. But that never happens.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Riley P, post: 281, member: 2"] [b]One of those useless replies[/b] Well, I am by no means an expert, I can only say what I have done....and it another application...so it may not be helpful at all....hmmm. BUT, what the heck. A few years ago I upgraded to a Centerforce clutch in another car. The old clutch started to spin so the flywheel saw a little heat.:eek: (Boy did that stink). Anyway, when I had everything apart, there were a few very small cracks in the surface and some slight colouring, but it didn't look too bad. So I had it machined and it's been just dandy ever since. To make this long story short, I would [I]assume[/I] that if your old flywheel still has sufficient thickness after it's machined that it is still strong enough to hold together and can absorb the heat from the clutch (not creating hot spots), you should be fine. BUT! As I always say, there are people that know way more about this than I do, and hopefully they can set me straight if I am wrong. But that never happens.:D [/QUOTE]
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