Flywheel Installed!!

"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390) 03/26/2020 at 16:30 • Filed to: 924 turbo

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Desperation and boredom breeds ingenuity. So I figured out how to install and torque the flywheel by myself! Turns out it was pure genius.

After degreasing and applying red threadlocker to the flywheel bolts, fitting the flywheel to the crank itself was easy enough. I did have to take it off and redo it to make sure the flywheel/crankshaft/crank-sprocket timing marks were all lined up; lest I wanna have messed up timing marks because of a hasty installation.

Then, I threaded a pressure plate bolt into the flywheel, and wedged the top half of my floor jack   “cheater bar” between it, the bottom of the car, and exhaust manifold, and cranked the bolts to 74ft-lbs. It held, and each bolt had a once-over for my sanity.

Next Wednesday, the clutch, pressure plate, and hopefully the bellhousing and torque tube will go back in place!

MoCamino > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/26/2020 at 16:37

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Nice work!  The handle from my floor jack frequently doubles as a cheater bar, too.  :)

shop-teacher > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/26/2020 at 17:12

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Nicely done!

I managed to crack my old jack handle using the handle as a cheater bar :)

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > MoCamino 03/26/2020 at 17:37

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One day I’ll get a “real” breaker bar, but this just works.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > shop-teacher 03/26/2020 at 17:37

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I can’t imagine it was easy to crack that handle. 

MoCamino > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/26/2020 at 17:39

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I have an 18" 1/2" drive breaker.  On the ancient stuff I work on, sometimes that just isn’t enough.  :)

shop-teacher > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/26/2020 at 17:39

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It was at the end where it had a hole drilled in to be bolted to the other half.  Slip right there.

MM54 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/26/2020 at 18:45

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Nice progress, and very clever with the jack handle flywheel stop

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/26/2020 at 19:15

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New flywheel, or didja have the old one turned? The finish kinda looks like it was machined. 

DipodomysDeserti > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/26/2020 at 19:22

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I put a long ratchet on one of the pulley bolts on the front of the engine and wedged it against the ground to keep my flywheel from moving when replacing the clutch on the Jeep.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 03/26/2020 at 19:27

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Had this one turned. A brand new OEM flywheel is past impossible to find and if one is found, it’s too much money. I had the original turned and a new pilot bearing installed.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > MM54 03/26/2020 at 19:28

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It’s a great DIY lifehack.

Stef Schrader > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/27/2020 at 04:48

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Nice!

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/27/2020 at 09:58

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No teeth on the f-wheel? How does the starter engage?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 03/27/2020 at 12:46

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The starter ring is a separate part that goes in bolted to the pressure plate.