Wed May 17 11:35:20 2000 From: Greg L. --- john wrote: > yeah, I noticed that... so on a flywheel you can > just turn it around? :) (it has the t-5) You can heat up the ring (I've used a simple propane torch), which will expand it, then just turn it around. The ring is just held on by the fact that it cools, then contracts. The procedure I used is: - Place the flywheel/ring combo (so the flywheel face is down) on a few bricks...the bricks are only touching the ring. Put some wood under the flywheel. - With the torch, heat the ring. Maybe tapping the flywheel when you feel that you have it hot enough. When the ring expands, the flywheel will drop out of the ring (onto the wood). - continue to heat the ring for a bit longer...expanding it some more... - when sufficiently expanded, grab the ring with pliers, move the bricks out of the way and put the ring back on the flywheel (reversed, of course). The ring should fully mate to the flywheel...you shouldn't need to tap it, but if you have to, do so... Pretty easy...I don't know what a flywheel ring costs, but in High School, I didn't have any money and this works just fine. One thing... You will find that the flywheel ring is usually worn on one or maybe a couple places. Because the engine usually stops in the same place. Mark the flywheel when taking it off the crank for installation in the same orientation. When installing the ring, rotate it so the heavy wear spot is in a different location... Doing this will insure a ring life equal to a new ring. For an auto tranny, they use a flex plate that has the ring welded to the plate...can't do anything there... good luck...Greg __________________________________________________