Should I bother replacing the flywheel?

Bravejus · 04-19-2009, 08:45 PM

I am swapping the clutch out on the 2 cause it was slipping. I bought a new flywheel but it didn't come with new bolts.

BGB says to use new bolts. Also see pics for flywheel condition.

Could I just use the old bolts and the new flywheel?

Oh and how the hell do you get the bolts off/on? I could see jamming something in between the teeth and the block; at the risk of it slipping and/or damaging the teeth.

Thanks for any input.

hmong337 · 04-19-2009, 09:32 PM

when i did my clutch job last year, i re-used my old bolts. nothing wrong at all. i recommend resurfacing the flywheel so that it's true. i got the bolts off with an air-gun. make sure you mark the position that it's in.

Bravejus · 04-19-2009, 10:47 PM

Did you use the air gun to get them back on? Mark in relation to what?

masagsxr · 04-19-2009, 11:18 PM

yup.. re-use the bolts... and yes, when I helped a friend, we used impact gun to torque them but we didn't go trigger happy and held on it. After u use the impact gun for a while, you can kinda measure about how much torque it is...

PHOENIX · 04-19-2009, 11:20 PM

why mark the flywheel?

fvillota · 04-19-2009, 11:34 PM

well you can re-use the bolts and torque them down to specs if you really want to follow by the book toyota sells them for about 50 bucks (been awhile since my swap.)

masagsxr · 04-19-2009, 11:42 PM

I don't believe we marked the flywheel but did bolt them down in star pattern.... Now I wonder if it is suppose to go a certain way...

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ebouwman · 04-19-2009, 11:57 PM

You can buy torque sticks for impact guns. Not sure how they work, but its an extension and it only allows it to go to a certain torque, and then the stick twists a little, and it doesn't spin anymore

Ben · 04-20-2009, 02:02 AM

If you don't have an impact gun, you can remove the bolts by getting a wrench/ratchet on the crank pulley bolt so that the crank/flywheel doesn't spin.

MR2 Drifter · 04-20-2009, 02:33 AM

if the bolts are rusted or strip when u take them off I'de get new bolts all around, I got new bolts and they were around $50 shipped

Bravejus · 04-20-2009, 09:12 AM

Well I have a new flywheel, pressure plate, and clutch so all the recommended markings are null cause i'm not putting the old stuff back on.

$50 for the bolts is kinda ridiculous because the new flywheel was $54. The old ones are in good shape. I'll just put some loctite on them when i put em back in.

fvillota · 04-20-2009, 09:38 AM

[quote=Bravejus;437783]$50 for the bolts is kinda ridiculous because the new flywheel was $54. QUOTE]

well..mr! u try telling that to toyota!

u got lucky! i got my flywheel 0 miles new in a box for 100 dollars shipped!
but i dont see that being to much money

ebouwman · 04-20-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bravejus

$50 for the bolts is kinda ridiculous because the new flywheel was $54.

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04-19-2009, 08:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bravejus No Skills Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Plattsburgh NY Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Should I bother replacing the flywheel? I am swapping the clutch out on the 2 cause it was slipping. I bought a new flywheel but it didn't come with new bolts. BGB says to use new bolts. Also see pics for flywheel condition. Could I just use the old bolts and the new flywheel? Oh and how the hell do you get the bolts off/on? I could see jamming something in between the teeth and the block; at the risk of it slipping and/or damaging the teeth. Thanks for any input. Attached Thumbnails

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04-19-2009, 09:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
hmong337 Emperor Jspec Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 928 Thanks: 103 Thanked 48 Times in 47 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	when i did my clutch job last year, i re-used my old bolts. nothing wrong at all. i recommend resurfacing the flywheel so that it's true. i got the bolts off with an air-gun. make sure you mark the position that it's in.

04-19-2009, 10:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bravejus No Skills Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Plattsburgh NY Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Did you use the air gun to get them back on? Mark in relation to what?

04-19-2009, 11:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,238 Thanks: 1 Thanked 76 Times in 76 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	yup.. re-use the bolts... and yes, when I helped a friend, we used impact gun to torque them but we didn't go trigger happy and held on it. After u use the impact gun for a while, you can kinda measure about how much torque it is...

04-19-2009, 11:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
PHOENIX Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On Hiatus....... Posts: 7,915 Thanks: 84 Thanked 260 Times in 197 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (46/100% )	why mark the flywheel?

04-19-2009, 11:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
fvillota Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: MIami Posts: 1,832 Thanks: 65 Thanked 28 Times in 28 Posts iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	well you can re-use the bolts and torque them down to specs if you really want to follow by the book toyota sells them for about 50 bucks (been awhile since my swap.)

04-19-2009, 11:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,238 Thanks: 1 Thanked 76 Times in 76 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I don't believe we marked the flywheel but did bolt them down in star pattern.... Now I wonder if it is suppose to go a certain way... :

04-19-2009, 11:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
ebouwman Curve Hugger Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,390 Thanks: 18 Thanked 48 Times in 48 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	You can buy torque sticks for impact guns. Not sure how they work, but its an extension and it only allows it to go to a certain torque, and then the stick twists a little, and it doesn't spin anymore

04-20-2009, 02:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
Ben Same In The End Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oceanside, CA / Reno, NV Posts: 3,927 Thanks: 18 Thanked 276 Times in 258 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (11/100% )	If you don't have an impact gun, you can remove the bolts by getting a wrench/ratchet on the crank pulley bolt so that the crank/flywheel doesn't spin.

04-20-2009, 02:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
MR2 Drifter No Drifting Skills Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 956 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	if the bolts are rusted or strip when u take them off I'de get new bolts all around, I got new bolts and they were around $50 shipped

04-20-2009, 09:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
Bravejus No Skills Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Plattsburgh NY Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Well I have a new flywheel, pressure plate, and clutch so all the recommended markings are null cause i'm not putting the old stuff back on. $50 for the bolts is kinda ridiculous because the new flywheel was $54. The old ones are in good shape. I'll just put some loctite on them when i put em back in.

04-20-2009, 09:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
fvillota Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: MIami Posts: 1,832 Thanks: 65 Thanked 28 Times in 28 Posts iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	[quote=Bravejus;437783]$50 for the bolts is kinda ridiculous because the new flywheel was $54. QUOTE] well..mr! u try telling that to toyota! u got lucky! i got my flywheel 0 miles new in a box for 100 dollars shipped! but i dont see that being to much money