NEw Fidanza flywheel, rust on friction surface
#1
NEw Fidanza flywheel, rust on friction surface
I just bought a new Fidanza flywheel for my 2003 and, there is a bit of rust on the friction surface. I was planning on sanding it with progressively higher grit sandpaper, starting around 180 and going to maybe 500 or 600. Then, I'd clean it off with a bit of break cleaner.
Is this appropriate?
Is this appropriate?
#2
I just bought a new Fidanza flywheel for my 2003 and, there is a bit of rust on the friction surface. I was planning on sanding it with progressively higher grit sandpaper, starting around 180 and going to maybe 500 or 600. Then, I'd clean it off with a bit of break cleaner.
Is this appropriate?
Is this appropriate?
Would you say it's the same kind of surface rust that a car parked a couple weeks in an airport car park could experience, and that you'd see on the disk rotors for instance?
Couldn't you just hit it with a scotchbrite pad and some alcohol?
#5
If the rust is bad enough to need progressive sanding I'd be worried about pitting to deep even for that.
Would you say it's the same kind of surface rust that a car parked a couple weeks in an airport car park could experience, and that you'd see on the disk rotors for instance?
Couldn't you just hit it with a scotchbrite pad and some alcohol?
Would you say it's the same kind of surface rust that a car parked a couple weeks in an airport car park could experience, and that you'd see on the disk rotors for instance?
Couldn't you just hit it with a scotchbrite pad and some alcohol?
I was also worried about cleanliness of the friction surfaces both on the flywheel and the pressure plate. I suppose I will just clean them with some alcohol and let the clutch disc take care of what bit of rust is left.
#7
Use the right wrench for the job.
Make sure threads are clean.
Use a good torque wrench.
When you don't have confidence in a fastener replace it first. Ask questions later.
Always use the same grade fastener it's replacing.
#8
reuse the flywheel bolts. the only time they fail is when idiots put them on with impact wrenches and pound on them. the flywheel bolts are probably the strongest bolts on the entire car- moreso than even the head bolts.
As for the rust, it's nothing to worry about. take a can of brake cleaner and maybe a scotch pad and scrub the steel surface clean AFTER you install the flywheel in the car.
until then, leave it alone because every fingerprint you put on it will cause it to rust more.
give the surface a light scrub with the scotch pad and hose everything down with brake cleaner to remove the residue. then install the clutch per the FSM instructions.
done.
it's no big deal.. just follow instructions in the manual and you're golden.
As for the rust, it's nothing to worry about. take a can of brake cleaner and maybe a scotch pad and scrub the steel surface clean AFTER you install the flywheel in the car.
until then, leave it alone because every fingerprint you put on it will cause it to rust more.
give the surface a light scrub with the scotch pad and hose everything down with brake cleaner to remove the residue. then install the clutch per the FSM instructions.
done.
it's no big deal.. just follow instructions in the manual and you're golden.
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