[FC] about bolting the flywheel....

[Bruce Gwyther]

Merv,
    Just my opinion, but I would NOT get rid of the inertia ring. The extra 
weight helps get the heavier GB off the line from a stop. It's OK to remove 
it for racing but I wouldn't remove it for regular driving (especially on 
the 'Brier)
    Again, just my opinion!!
                              Bruce Gwyther
                              Bonneville Corvair Club
                              '65 Corsa ragtop, '62 Rampside, '61 Rampside, 
'63 'Brier limosine (stretch), 3 ea '65 'Briers (one is 8dr), '61 sta.wagon, 
'65 Monza 4dr, '62 camper corvan, and  restored  '51 John Deere "A" tractor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Merv Krull" <krupross at sunwave.net>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>; <corvairs at cybrus.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 3:42 PM
Subject: [FC] about bolting the flywheel....


Hi all!

I am about to bolt the flywheel from the GB.... I bolted the flywheel on the 
64 previously without much trouble or incident, but that was with a stepped 
flywheel.

Checking the Finch book, the recommendation is to throw away the "inertia 
plate".

Corvair Underground shows Dale bolted flywheel with and without the "weight 
ring".

It would certainly add much clearance to those pesky lower two bolts in the 
bellhousing without these plates.

Will this have any negative effect on anything?

I suspect it might idle a bit less smoothly without some of that rotating 
mass, and maybe make shifting smoothly require a bit more finess.

I don't see any problems with interference in the pressure plate side .... 
any concerns there?

It appears that I can leave the nut unmolested if I put it on the PP side.

True?

I am using grade 8   5/16 bolts and nuts along with high temp locktite.

I bonked it with a hammer and it had emitted a decent ring... not a high 
pitched glass like ring, but not exactly a bell type ring either. More like 
a cast iron frying pan kind of ring.....

So I plan to drill out one rivet at a time and bolt it one at a time.... 
unless you help me decide to toss out that "inertia ring".

Then balancing will become a bit of an issue, but not difficult to do.

thanx for your help folks!
toodles
Merv Krull
Salmon Arm, BC
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