So i was trying to limp the car around due to the fact ive been to busy to get a rental car or loaner till my clutch was fixed.

finally got bad slippagewise and i lost reverse...so i limped it home and parked it out front to re-arrange the driveway and then try to roll it up the drive way so i could just take off to the shop tomorrow..

wellp...lost all gears, it doesnt even sound like its engageing...almost sounds/feels like someone forgot to even put a clutch in the car.

Sooo...i can have a clutch if i have to by morning...ready for install by noon...

bad part is i cant get a flywheel in till 3-5 days...soo im praying the flywheel is still good eventhough its slippin like snot on ice...

what do you guys this? think the OEM flywheel could still be good? Im not worried about a heat spot or two, i think i can dremel/powertool and buff out the finish....

anyone know the stats on how to check if your Flywheel is still usable?

 

dont know any answers to the questions... but mind me asking how many miles and what year ?? i'm worried about my babe facing the same problem one day... just got to know when to expect it

 

NO! you will leave a very uneven surface and I bet it will be much worse than what you currently have.

If you just have to do something then I would say take several sheets of sandpaper, 150-220 ish grit and spray glue them down to the mostest absolutest flatest surface you can find. lay out enough sheets for about twice the size of your flywheel. Place flywheel face down on the sandpaper and apply even pressure and try to make figure 8's. Your not going to get alot off fast but it will flatten it. The trick is to make sure you do not take off more on one arear than any other. I would guess 50/50 odds of improving the condition of the flywheel.

***disclaimer- I have never done this with a flywheel but I have used it to flatten tools such as hand planes, or just about any thing with a base that must be flat. At my job we have a machine with a 30" sanding disc on it used to flatten flanges to less than .002" over about a foot. So the concept is sound just might not be practical for a flywheel

 

if you try to "machine" your flywheel by yourself, you should probably quit life and slit your wrists up the river, not across the street.

what's the mileage on the car? odds are the flywheel might still be ok so you might be able to get away without changing it

 

thats a bit dramatic...i will probably use a buffer wheel to hit the surface area or try to find someone who can turn the flywheel...I dont see the harm in a brief surface hit....

as far as finding a shop to turn the flywheel, i really dont see why you cant besides that it is a little tougher to mount up the flywheel and you have the screws on the top surface i believe.

2005 57K

 

can someone confirm this is the flywheel? i dont see why a shop cant turn it.

 

dude order from czp, i got my jwt clutch and flywheel from az to nj in one day with free shipping, stop bitching and trying to mickey mouse your G

 

I dont want a lightweight flywheel..thats why

 

My recommendation would be a new flywheel; turning the OEM flywheel generally isn't recommended, as it takes it under/below spec.

 

well to be honest right now thats your only viable option that isnt going to cost you an arm and a leg and will get you a flywheel ASAP. if u ordered it today u would have had it tomorrow

http://www.mynismo.com/products/?id=2772

I paid 775 for the clutch flywheel combo shipped next day air with an SS line, pilot bearing etc. this is 900 w/o clutch...it just makes sense thats all.

 

ok just a 2nd to last update...mechanics got the tranny out in 30 minutes....had some rust issues with the lower control arm bolt which we couldnt get free with a nut spliter or anything, and ended up busting the stud off..looks like im storming into infiniti for this rusted *** ****...you can see the bolt was rusted half way through. im surpised its not a danger.

Soo we took a mic, WizWheels and some machined flat metal plate(4in thick) and wrapped it with that mechanics methral paper(basically sandpaper in 1" strip)...did the job well and looks good...only a few iffy spots at first but was able to buff them out. Mic checked the surface was pretty even.
we'll see how it fairs when the clutch is in tomorrow morning.

thanks for the help everyone. looks like the problem with Machine Shops not choosing to do the re-surfacing is because the top flywheel plate moves and would be hard to mount in a lathe...

 

Yes, it is a dual mass flywheel.