I reuse all the bolts from all locations. But then I am a cheap
bastar....
The six bolts that hold the flywheel to the crankshaft are extremely
hard. I found that when I drilled them for safety wire on my race car.
Be sure to clean all bolts with a wire brush on a bench grinder. The
factor apparently used something like Loc Tite on the flywheel bolts and there
will be a glue residue on the bolts. Or at least the mid 1980's & later
spiders had Loc Tite type glue.
If you have a tap and die set, you can also clean and straighten the
threads by running a die down the bolts.
The only problem with cleaning bolts with a wire brush is the galvanized
bolts. Any steel bolts that screwed into aluminum were plated. They have a
slight gold color. I think that is cadmium. Cleaning the threads can remove
the plating and allow galvanic action between the aluminum and the steel. Use
Loc Tite, anti seize or even grease to prevent that.
The six 8 mm bolts (13 mm wrench) that hold the pressure plate to the
flywheel can also be cleaned and reused. In fact, I rarely replace the
pressure plate. I replace the clutch disk, the throw out bearing and the
pilot bushing in the rear of the crankshaft.
One other thing to watch is the little ball nubbins on the rear of the
transmission. The front of the drive shaft has a very hard steel bushing that
centers on the ball on the output shaft of the transmission main shaft. That
ball can wear off center and needs repaired.
Be sure to put grease in the pilot bushing and in the center of the front
drive shaft when you put it back together. I also grease the teeth on the
transmission input shaft so the clutch disk will slide freely and not rust to
the shaft. And I grease the inside of the throw out bearing and the clutch
fork fingers and the ball where it rotates plus on the end of the rod from the
clutch slave.
OK, maybe more information than you need. Hope it helps.
Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City
--- On Sat, 9/12/09, Frank Anigbo <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Frank Anigbo <[email protected]>
Subject: [alfa] Fly-wheel Bolt Reuse
To: [email protected]
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 7:37 AM
Hello: Can the flywheel bolt of a GTV be reused when installing a new
clutch? Thanks in advance. Frank
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