<VV> Re: Welded FW's

[Ron F Hinz]

Dave Palmer swears by riveted flywheels when they are done right.
Check with him.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Underwood" <tonyu@roava.net>
To: <UltraMonzaWest@aol.com>; <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: Welded FW's


> At 1105 02/14/2004 -0500, UltraMonzaWest@aol.com wrote:
> >> A number of years ago, last time was the NC Fall Affair at Modern Chevy
in
> >> Winston-Salem, I was seeing a vendor at shows selling flywheels that
had
> >> been TIG welded together, looked like a decent job, clean work, good
welds.
> >>   I wondered about the potential problems with welding steel to cast
> >> iron... although the vendor said they'd had no troubles to date (then).
> >> Anybody ever see any of these flywheels or use one?
> >> tony
> >> *********************************************
> >
> >That's all I ever saw in the 70's1   Local mech. had a jig.......Ni-rod'd
> >them....never knew of a failure.. $15!!  10 minutes...
> >
> >Matt Nall
>
>
> The guy I talked to was pleased with the ones he had, and said he'd stack
> them up against bolted anyday.  If the welding was done right I suspect
the
> things would hang together well, and avoid the problems with bolt heads
> getting in the way of things etc.
>
> Maybe somebody should offer this sort of service again...  since such
welds
> are relatively easy to do, considering, and there are still a lot of
> flywheels out there that remain riveted together.   Just make sure they're
> round, a bit of hammer tapping, mic 'em out, clamp and weld.
>
>
> Matt...   when you say nickel rod, are we talking about the same sort of
> stick welding I've seen done on cast iron?   The welds I saw on these
> flywheels was first rate, slick and smooth and very precise, each spot was
> about the size/shape of a grain of rice, closely spaced together and
> bridging the distance between the inertia ring, flex plate, and flywheel.
> It looked like it had been done by somebody who knew their business.
>
>
> tony..
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