flywheel |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
flywheel |
ldredman5 |
Jul 19 2012, 09:08 PM
Post
#1
|
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 19-July 12 From: Pasco, WA Member No.: 14,695 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Hi all,
I took my car to a local mechanic because after restoring my 914 that my grandpa bought in 77, it didn't have 5th gear. They tore the tranny out along with the cluch and flywheel. They then told me it would cost $8000 to fix it. I told them to...well you can use what ever phrase you want. I have sence bought a tranny for $150 on craigs list that works great. My problem is that the flywheel keeps coming loose. After pulling and putting in the tranny 3 times im getting tired (and fast) of doing this much work to drive it 50 miles. This last time i pulled it i washed out the bolt holes and bolts and put red loctite on them and it still came loose. The only thing i havent dont is replace the flywheel, bolts, and the flywheel washer plate (the one that goes between the bolts and the flywheel). If I replaced the bolts and the washer plate would that help? Someone told me not to use red loctite and use this bolt goo stuff that works like loctite. Should I do that instead? Any help would be nice. Thanks |
ThePaintedMan |
Jul 20 2012, 07:48 AM
Post
#2
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,886 Joined: 6-September 11 From: St. Petersburg, FL Member No.: 13,527 Region Association: South East States |
Sorry Rich, I only knew that they were at least a 1 or 2 time use thing. I know on Fords the flywheel bolts, head bolts and other heavily loaded hardware are all considered "stretch" bolt because they expand some (albeit very little) when torqued. Same concept, but different ways of achieving the result I guess. I of course found out the hard way when I rebuilt my T-Bird in high school and used Home Depot fasteners. About 3,000 miles after I got it running the bolts started backing out and the center of the flywheel sheared away from the outer. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) Needless to say, don't reuse hardware that sees heavy duty and certainly do not if you are already experiencing problems. Cheap insurance. The balance stuff is purty important too.
|
rnellums |
Jul 20 2012, 09:25 AM
Post
#3
|
Professional Enthusiast Group: Members Posts: 1,646 Joined: 26-November 09 From: Littleton, CO Member No.: 11,072 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Sorry Rich, I only knew that they were at least a 1 or 2 time use thing. I know on Fords the flywheel bolts, head bolts and other heavily loaded hardware are all considered "stretch" bolt because they expand some (albeit very little) when torqued. Same concept, but different ways of achieving the result I guess. I of course found out the hard way when I rebuilt my T-Bird in high school and used Home Depot fasteners. About 3,000 miles after I got it running the bolts started backing out and the center of the flywheel sheared away from the outer. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) Needless to say, don't reuse hardware that sees heavy duty and certainly do not if you are already experiencing problems. Cheap insurance. The balance stuff is purty important too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I re-used flywheel bolts the first time I rebuilt and had the flywheel shear them off as they backed out. Had to split the case again and have the crank and flywheel machined. Not fun. |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 2nd June 2024 - 02:54 AM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |