I am removing the flywheel from my 1600 x-flow to replace the ring gear, should I replace the bolts with new ones when re-fitting ?

It is worth replacing them, especially since they're not very expensive. Last thing you want is the flywheel coming off. That nice sharp new ring gear would probably slash your legs off a treat.

Kingr

and dont forget the loctite

Hmmm, good point Hicost, sorry to appear scaremongering. Either way, if nothing else it's an inconvenience. Did you replace the bolts before they broke, or were they rusty and nasty?

Kingr

i think the flywheel story comes from highly tuned minis

Seen a flywheel explode on a Mini once at a grasstrack meeting. A JCB had to be called in to dig a piece of flywheel out of the track. This piece of flywheel had gone through the the front bulkhead and the floorpan first.....
Luckily the driver escaped unscathed but it does make you think.

there was a fatal accident in autograss involving a rear mounted mini engine in a single seater, flywheel parted company, you know the rest, the rule book now asks for a 1/4" plate on the rear bulkhead inline with any transverse mounted engines, nuff said, replace the bolts, and dowel too if u can........

Hi We keep ARP bolts in stock cant tell you a price untill i go back to work on mon if anyone is interested.

We also Dowel the flywheel on

John

www.rollingroadtune.co.uk