How to figure out what flywheels and flexplates you need?
How to figure out what flywheels and flexplates you need?
To figure out what you need, start with your engine and find out what amount of imbalance you need. Then, figure out what size unit you require to match up with your transmission bellhousing. Now you know what flywheel or flexplate you need. Write down exactly what you need, and make sure you get the right unit.
What kind of flywheel does a Ford Mustang use?
AOD transmissions used a 164 tooth flexplate. Mustang T5 transmissions used a 157 tooth flywheel and a 10.5″ or 10″ clutch disc. Ford light-duty trucks often used a 164 tooth flexplate and an 11″ clutch disc, though some heavy-duty trucks used much larger clutches.
What happens if you put the wrong flywheel on the engine?
If you put a flywheel/flexplate with the wrong imbalance on your engine and run it, your main and rod bearings will take a serious pounding due to the vibrations and will likely give out in just a few miles of driving.
What’s the difference between 11 and 10 tooth flywheels?
You can also clearly see the clutch operating area on the smaller flywheel on the right. A bigger clutch means more holding power with less force, which is why you often see the larger 11″ clutches and 164 tooth flywheels used in the trucks and larger cars, and the smaller 10″ or 10.5″ clutches and 157 tooth flywheels used in the smaller cars.
What kind of flywheel did a Ford 302 use?
Pre-1981 302 engines and 351 engines using 157T flywheels with 10.5″ diaphram clutch. Reduced rotating mass. Meets SFI 1.1
Meets SFI 1.1 All small blocks using 157T flywheel, 10.5″ diaphram clutch with 0-unbalance rotating assemblies. Reduced rotating mass. Meets SFI 1.1 Fits 6-bolt crank 4.6 Mustang with 10.5″ clutch and some 11″ clutch applications with 6-bolt pressure plate. Does not fit 2005-2013 Mustang production clutch disc. Meets SFI 1.1
How many bolts are on a Ford transmission flywheel?
Requires metric pressure plate bolts N602549-S51M and alignment dowel pins D1FZ-6397-B or Ford Racing kit M-6397-A302. 2 4.6L engines may have 6 or 8 bolts to attach to the crankshaft.. Romeo built engines have 6 bolts and Windsor built engines have 8 bolts.
What kind of flywheel does a manual transmission use?
Meets SFI 1.1 All small blocks using 157T flywheel, 10.5″ diaphram clutch with 0-unbalance rotating assemblies. Meets SFI 1.1 All small blocks using 157T flywheel, 10.5″ diaphram clutch with 0-unbalance rotating assemblies. Reduced rotating mass. Meets SFI 1.1
