Can you balance a flywheel?
Can you balance a flywheel?
To balance it, you would drill holes, not weld or bolt anything to the flywheel. The clutch plate/disc does not get balanced with the assembly. If I was you, I would get the short block, take the crank out , at least ,( you should do the pistons too), and find a balance shop.
Do you have to align a flywheel?
Registered. the pressure plate should only bolt on one to the flywheel one way.. as the bolts are offset going around. And your flywheel should be balanced if it’s new, so no need for alignment there either.
How big is the flywheel on a Ford Mustang?
From the factory, your ’82 to ’95 Mustangs came with a ten-inch clutch and was a fifty-ounce imbalance flywheel. Which made it a very common upgrade to make the switch to a 10 and 1/2 inch clutch whenever you go to swap out the clutch.
What kind of imbalance does a flywheel have?
Was a 50 ounce imbalance flywheel and it’s a very common upgrade to make those a 10 and 1/2 inch whenever you go to swap out the clutch. Now from ’86 to ’95, all the clutches were upgraded to the 10 1/2 inch version that we know today. Factory flywheel was cast iron, and six bolt pattern, and also 50 ounce imbalance.
What kind of cast iron for a Mustang flywheel?
You have your stock style cast iron replacement from either 5.0Resto or Ford Racing. When you get into the options from all of your aftermarket companies, you’ll either have a billet steel, billet aluminum, or both in 50 ounce imbalance, 28 ounce, and even a complete 0 neutral balance. That’s where your confusion is going to come into play.
How to tell the difference between Ford flywheels and flexplates?
If you have a known unit laying around, you can use it to compare against an unknown unit to see what it is. Once you know what to look for, you can easily tell the difference between 28oz and 50oz imbalance pieces by looking at the back side. The 50oz units will have a much larger weight on them.
From the factory, your ’82 to ’95 Mustangs came with a ten-inch clutch and was a fifty-ounce imbalance flywheel. Which made it a very common upgrade to make the switch to a 10 and 1/2 inch clutch whenever you go to swap out the clutch.
Was a 50 ounce imbalance flywheel and it’s a very common upgrade to make those a 10 and 1/2 inch whenever you go to swap out the clutch. Now from ’86 to ’95, all the clutches were upgraded to the 10 1/2 inch version that we know today. Factory flywheel was cast iron, and six bolt pattern, and also 50 ounce imbalance.
If you have a known unit laying around, you can use it to compare against an unknown unit to see what it is. Once you know what to look for, you can easily tell the difference between 28oz and 50oz imbalance pieces by looking at the back side. The 50oz units will have a much larger weight on them.
You have your stock style cast iron replacement from either 5.0Resto or Ford Racing. When you get into the options from all of your aftermarket companies, you’ll either have a billet steel, billet aluminum, or both in 50 ounce imbalance, 28 ounce, and even a complete 0 neutral balance. That’s where your confusion is going to come into play.
