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May 13, 2007 | 02:47 AM

point5chink

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flywheel bolt came loose

so, what do people do to prevent this? Locktight? More torque? Something else? Is the flywheel bolt coming loose possibly indicitive of another problem that causes abnormal amounts of vibration?

May 13, 2007 | 02:48 AM

point5chink

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and by bolt i mean nut...my bad

May 13, 2007 | 02:57 AM

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May 13, 2007 | 03:14 AM

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Is there some sort of symptom that comes along with the nut coming loose, cause I'm envisioning it coming off and then everything exploding.

May 13, 2007 | 06:07 AM

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if the motor was rebuilt it could just be that who ever torqued the nut did not reach the required 290-361 ft pounds and or did not use thread sealant thread lock.

May 13, 2007 | 02:23 PM

point5chink

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symptoms are a terrible rattling noise at low rpms (especially in neutral). It seems that at higher rpms the flywheel balances itself. With clutch pedal depressed, it generally stops the rattling.

May 13, 2007 | 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by point5chink

symptoms are a terrible rattling noise at low rpms (especially in neutral). It seems that at higher rpms the flywheel balances itself. With clutch pedal depressed, it generally stops the rattling.

sounds like you are describing a bad throw out bearing

flywheel bolt came loose

flywheel bolt came loose

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