Will be installing a CenterForce II in my '71 M-code.
CenterForce says to always resurface the flywheel.
Some people tell me to never resurface the flywheel
as it makes it thinner and more prone to warp.
Or should it just be replaced?
The clutch, bearing and disc cost just under $330 :)
My Name Is Nobody - 18 Aug 2007 07:37 GMT
> Will be installing a CenterForce II in my '71 M-code.
> CenterForce says to always resurface the flywheel.
> Some people tell me to never resurface the flywheel
> as it makes it thinner and more prone to warp.
> Or should it just be replaced?
> The clutch, bearing and disc cost just under $330 :)
If the Machine shop doing the resurfacing is competent, there should be NO
problems, I resurface my flywheels each time I replace a clutch. Making it
thinner and more prone to warping is not an issue if it is done correctly.
Dear Leader - 19 Aug 2007 04:16 GMT
>> Will be installing a CenterForce II in my '71 M-code.
>> CenterForce says to always resurface the flywheel.
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> it thinner and more prone to warping is not an issue if it is done
> correctly.
I had 140k miles on mine, they resurfaced it, and now its great, new clutch,
new rebuilt engine. No problems
93 5.0 8# KB
Jim Warman - 18 Aug 2007 19:31 GMT
Two edged sword.... with a mechanical clutch linkage, there were never some
of the concerns we saw with early hydraulic linkages and the inability to
release the clutch after machining....
However, adjustment allowing, we can reduce the rotating mass of the
flywheel through weight reduction at the cost of increasing fragility
reduced mass means increased thermal effects. This is nit-picking at it's
best....
In the shop.... the condition of the flywheel detemines whether I will
deglaze, machine or replace it.
The only thing that I might "write in stone" is the admonishment to never
write anything in stone....
> Will be installing a CenterForce II in my '71 M-code.
> CenterForce says to always resurface the flywheel.
> Some people tell me to never resurface the flywheel
> as it makes it thinner and more prone to warp.
> Or should it just be replaced?
> The clutch, bearing and disc cost just under $330 :)