<VV> Bolting a LM flywheel

[dongerick1@juno.com]

Hi John,  I have done this myself about 5 times and never had a problem. 
I drilled out  the rivets on my drill press and installed the bolts and
nuts as I went along.  As long as the parts of the flywheel are
concentric there is not a problem.  Can you balance it while you are
doing it?   I used 5/16 hardware from Clarks.   How is the face of the
flywheel?  Does it need to be resurfaced?  That may be a consideration.

DonE


On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 20:07:35 -0500 John Trischan <jeightee@comcast.net>
writes:
> Yesterday I went out to start my Corvair and heard an odd souind when 
> I 
> turned the key, it didn't start. Today I pulled the starter and 
> found 
> that I had a cracked snout. I read in Corvair Basics that  this is 
> common with the riveted flywheels. Also read the Tech Guide about 
> bolting the flywheel myself. I am thinking about doing this  and 
> would 
> like to hear the pros and cons from someone that has done it before. 
>  I 
> am very mechanically inclined, and there is also a fully equipped 
> machine shop where I work.
>                    Thanks in advance,
>                                   John
> First Corvair 1965 Corsa
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