Well, I am broke again

[hisandherturbo]

I can't believe this. Long story short, yesterday I put my flywheel bolts on to loose. I even went to the good 'ol chiltons just cause I know how crucial it is. Well, pg 3-102 states 1G's are only 22#'s I sure didn't believe that, but I didn't want to over tighten, so I went to about 40 lasted for about 20 miles. Now I have 5 messed up threads in my crank and 1 bolt broken off in it, and probably a messed up flywheel. OMG I can't believe this, was so worried about using a slightly used PP and going 6 puck unsprung. That was all great, bolts too loose, I could just cry and kill!!! Now, I have no idea what I am going to do, I am "thinking" the thread inside the crank are good, just need cleaned out cause the way it looks is everything just came off the bolts them self. Problem is, I don't have the know how or tools to perform that.

[robert]

Really sorry to hear that Joe, it looks like your going to need that backup flywheel after all. No worries.....let me know either way.

[nefkntym]

I have had the same problem before. I caught it before anything happened. I had a bad clunking sound and I thought about it for awhile and figured the flywheels bolts were loose. I pulled the trans and lo and behold the bolts weren't even finger anymore. 22lbs is BS. Ever since then I do 98 lbs just like the 2G and use plenty of lock-tite red. It has been holding strong for a few years and 2 motors now at this torque.

Worse case scenario, I have a 1g 6 bolt crank and I am pretty sure I have a flywheel sitting in the garage as well. If you need them they are yours. Maybe you can help me with tuning my car when I come home next month.

[hisandherturbo]

TY Aaron. I have another flywheel, the one I was going to sell, that robert was interested in. I really don't want to switch out my crank if at all possible. The one I have in there is not only balanced, but also cryo treated so it's a really good crank. I am just hoping that there is someone out there with the know how to just clean out the threads and hopefully they are still good.

[lbaron]

Looks like I won't be seeing you at MAC today then. That sucks! Good luck getting her back up and running. Were you planning on going to bandimere tomorrow?

Luke

[hisandherturbo]

Yeah, I will probably still go to MAC just to see some friendly faces, lend a hand. And yeah, I have jumped through my butt in the last week, getting the new clutch, 2 news tires, alinment all for this weekend, I was planning on running bandi.......... oh well, unless someone jumps up and says hey I can clean out them threads/ rethread them for you, then I won't be there sunday.

[Overkill]

The 22 ft/lbs is for the pressure plate bolts and not the flywheel bolts. FYI

[fusionsport]

Joe if you havent gotten this resolved I can probably help you out in time to git'er done for tomorrow. Give me a call at 720-212-5838.

[hisandherturbo]

The 22 ft/lbs is for the pressure plate bolts and not the flywheel bolts. FYI


I know this now, but I also know what the book said........ TY, to bad I didn't use a little more common sense at the time, I knew 22 wasn't right, but I believed the book "some what".

[4G63 for Me]

I know this now, but I also know what the book said........ TY, to bad I didn't use a little more common sense at the time, I knew 22 wasn't right, but I believed the book "some what".

Hey man, we all make mistakes, don't beat yourself up over it. What really matters is that you're not giving up on the car

[Toybreaker]

In Joe's defense, the book really did say 20ft.lbs. or 30 nm. I saw it myself. (Frickin' proof reader/publisher should be beaten with a 3/4" torque wrench, and then driven to the hospital in a honda :p )

Of course, the horsepower the motor makes, (and Joe's driving style ;) ) *probably * didn't help matters much.

It's just one of those things. You work on cars long enough and stuff goes wrong. He caught it pretty early, and all this is going to cost is a crank and a flywheel. It could have been waaaay worse, and the flywheel could have come apart, so it's one of those fix it and move on kind of things.

The crank and flywheel may make a nice lawn ornament/bird feeder/garden object 'd art, so at least it's not a total loss.... :D

[SpoolinFool]

If you keep making the same mistakes over and over, that is when you should start being concerned. :D