I installed my new ACT street/strip clutch with a 9.5# racing beat aluminum flywheel today. Okay, I did everything that I was suppose to...according to directions that I got from some of you and from the packaging that came with the clutch/flywheel. I go to crank my car and it turns over and then hangs up. Try again and it is just hung up on something. So I raise the car back up, drop the tranny shield and start turning the flywheel. It turns about 3/4 and then hangs up. I took off the starter and the flywheel was grinding on the starter. Now I turn it and it turns easier but now there is aluminum shavings coming out of the starter motor hole! I look as the flywheel goes around and there is only shavings on 1/4 or the flywheel and the rest is clean. Is the flywheel warped or what? I need help bad. I spent over 7 hours working on it with a lift, tranny jack, and air tools. This sucks

 

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anyone know???

Thanks for the bump scott!

 

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If you have a question please ask and I can provide some sort of detail to help you diagnose my problem.

 

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Brian, where are you ? if you want i can come and take a look... my cell # is 404 394 4986

Check you didnt leave any tools in there.. ON thursday @ work we found some guy left a screw driver in there...

And did you install the counter weight etc??

 

no tools left in there, no other sysmtoms really, and yes i did put on the counter weight....you have to in order to install it at all. ill call u if i cant get it working in the next day or 2.

 

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no one can offer any suggestions?

 

If possible, I would ask the Mazda dealership to see if they have a FD flywheel in stock. Then I would drop by and compare that flywheel w/ your flywheel. Sorry ttpowerd, but that is all I can suggest.

 

i think you may not have something torque properly...

 

That is exactly what I was thinking. It sounds like the flywheel or starter isnt torqued down good enough. There is also that little shim thing that fit in the notch of the flywheel. Did you put that back in?

STEPHEN

 

Yes the 'key' is in (otherwise wouldn't flywheel not spin?) and everything was installed according to how I thought it needed to go on. The recommendations for the clutch to be bolted to the flywheel from racing beat was 14lbs. I thought that was a little low so I torqued it a little more....think that would have anything to do with it?

 

oh, and thanks for the help so far

 

I believe stock spec is about 25lbs for the clutch bolts and thats what I've used with great success. That however shouldnt affect your flywheel and starter alignment though. I was talking about the main flywheel bolt, the big one. Its supposed to be torqued to hell and back. I cant remember off the top of my head but if you used a 3-4 foot breaker bar and put all you weight into it youd prob have it torqued pretty close to spec lol

The starter is bolted to the trans.....maybe your trans is not torqued correctly all the way around. That would throw off the position of the starter, not by much but it prob doesnt take much to mess it up

STEPHEN

 

sorry, double post

 

Well after I took the starter off it was grinding on the bell housing (or what I think is the bell housing) somewhere above the starter and shavings were coming out of the starter hole. I am going to take it back off and compare it to my stock flywheel to see if it is warped and if not then i will try putting it back on a little farther. (I used an impact wrench but I don't remember the torque)

 

your tranny isnt bolted properly to your motor!!!! Thats why its grinding...

Or you didnt put some shims back in when you changed flywheels.. either way your tranny has to come out!

 

I called the mechanic that was helping me and the key had gotten bent! So he ordered a new one, I'll keep you up-to-date though.

You are right on the tranny having to come back out though. Oh well, almost done (maybe)

 

oh, and jon...I will be there thursday with cash in hand!

 

Ok.. look for the only 6"1 white kid rolling on 25"s!!!



yes. i may have to bring out the old bicycle!!! Its cool. im only a mile or so away!

 

dude that sucks! What happened to the lexus? I would offer a ride but I usually leave really early. Let me know if I can help.

 

its cool.. i run over 14 miles a day.. a 1 mile bike ride aint a thing!

Lexus lease has been transfered!