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| | | | Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 55 | Hi All,
I have an 11" flywheel out of a 59 3 ton farm truck that I'm trying to get resurfaced. The machine shop guy says everything he finds says its supposed to be flat, but to make it flat, he will have to take quite a bit off. Can anyone tell me if my flywheel is supposed to be "stepped".
Thanks.
Joe
PS I'm not even sure what "stepped" is.... | | | | | Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 55 | Hi All,
I have an 11" flywheel out of a 59 3 ton farm truck that I'm trying to get resurfaced. The machine shop guy says everything he finds says its supposed to be flat, but to make it flat, he will have to take quite a bit off. Can anyone tell me if my flywheel is supposed to be "stepped".
Thanks.
Joe
PS I'm not even sure what "stepped" is.... | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
What transmission and engine?
Are they original?
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | not with the amount of info so far...
What make of Farm Truck is it?
What engine is it?
What transmission is it?
Give me ambiguity
or give me something else
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 55 | Sorry, it's a 261. As far as I know it's all original.
I don't know what model farm truck, just that it was a "farm truck".
I'm putting the 261 in my 41 sedan with a T5.
The machine shop has the "disc surface" flat. He estimates he'd need to take another .007 off to make it flat all the way across the flywheel.
So if it's "steeped", its not much of a step.
What's really bizarre to me is, if it is worn, why is the disc surface higher the the outer surface?
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 | a picture would be wonderful | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,961 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,961 | Twin disc clutches have a dished flywheel, but I've never heard of a stepped flywheel and I've been around trucks 3 ton and larger for over 50 years. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 55 | Twin disc clutches have a dished flywheel, but I've never heard of a stepped flywheel and I've been around trucks 3 ton and larger for over 50 years. Thank you sir. | | |
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