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Old 05-01-2016, 11:23 AM
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Swapping out the clutch, and I removed the flywheel to resurface it. I forgot to mark alignment, so I have no idea what orientation it was in, and therefore no way to know how to put it back. Just how critical is this, and is there a way to tell which way it needs to go back?

Haynes manual seems to indicate this is necessary, but if I was to swap in a new flywheel, it wouldn't necessarily need to go back the same way, would it?

Am I fooked?
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Old 05-01-2016, 11:29 AM
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Don't worry about it.
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Old 05-01-2016, 05:58 PM
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Thanks. Clutch is installed.

BTW, brake cleaner strips the paint off an FM happy meal.
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Unless you balance the pressure plate with the flywheel, it makes no difference. Bigger props if you balance it from main pulley to PP, along with rods/Pistons.
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