Author Topic: flywheel bolts (Read 2588 times)

moTthediesel · « **on:** July 24, 2008, 08:43:11 am »

Looking for a source of new flywheel bolts (I believe they are not to be reused, correct?), anybody got an idea?

moT

jimfoo · « **Reply #1 on:** July 24, 2008, 09:48:09 am »

I got some from one of the online places, but it's been so long I can't remember which one. And unfortunately they are still sitting around here somewhere, unused, as I needed longer bolts for the Toyota flywheel. I just bought some regular bolts at the hardware store for it. They worked fine(I only got 8.8 ) until my run away engine mishap. I would think you could use 12.9 cap screws with some sealant/locktite on them. That's what I upgraded to.

Turbinepowered · « **Reply #2 on:** July 24, 2008, 03:34:57 pm »

I bought mine from autohausaz.com for peanuts.

vanagonturbo · « **Reply #3 on:** July 24, 2008, 07:33:38 pm »

I have used so many over and over and NEVER had a problem. I dont really think its necessary to get new ones.

I have seen them fail once. When they werent tightened. I have also seen thousands of flywheels attached to VW engines.

zukgod1 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 24, 2008, 10:11:06 pm »

Quote from: "vanagonturbo"

I have used so many over and over and NEVER had a problem. I dont really think its necessary to get new ones.

Ditto!!

moTthediesel · « **Reply #5 on:** July 25, 2008, 06:40:18 am »

Quote from: "Turbinepowered"

I bought mine from autohausaz.com for peanuts.

I looked there but couldn't find them, guess I'll have to look again!

moT

moTthediesel · « **Reply #6 on:** July 25, 2008, 06:57:31 am »

Quote from: "vanagonturbo"

I have used so many over and over and NEVER had a problem. I dont really think its necessary to get new ones.

I have seen them fail once. When they werent tightened. I have also seen thousands of flywheels attached to VW engines.

That may be, but I'm bolting up a Kennedy hybrid air cooled/water cooled flywheel, and it has a good bit more rear offset. I'm just a little leery of it I guess.

moT

Turbinepowered · « **Reply #7 on:** July 25, 2008, 10:10:40 am »

Quote from: "moTthediesel"

Quote from: "Turbinepowered"
I bought mine from autohausaz.com for peanuts.

I looked there but couldn't find them, guess I'll have to look again!

moT

Fox flywheel bolts. $1.90 apiece, but I figure that since I'm replacing 20+ year old bolts, new ones can't hurt!

The diesel that I installed in the Fox had 30 year old bolts on it, even more incentive to me to replace them. Threads are the same, bolt heads have the same grade stamp on them, so I assume they're the same bolts.

[edit] Yes, some of you may not consider $1.90 each for a bolt to be peanuts, but when my only local source for "substitute" bolts of a similar size and matching grade are only a quarter each cheaper, I'm willing to pay that extra $1.50 to have the correct bolts with threadlocker already applied.