408stroker5.0 said:Simply Put..... NO. Atleast not proparly.
Most Machine Shop's can resurface a flywheel for you at a decent price. Best to get it done proparly.
Shon
It's like reboring an engine before a rebuild - it's common practice and for a good reason at that.FiveO said:what are the chances that i won't need to resurface it? i have 80k miles on the car.
HISSIN50 said:sorry to be :OT: but it is related. once, a machine shop guy said that to do a resurface correctly, one needs to use a Blanchard grinder (something like that). does this sound right?- ive seldom (ok, never) heard of anyone having it done with one, but wondered if it was better (i dont know what a Blanchard grinder does).
Rick 91GT said:That is how it should be done, I've never had one done differently then on a Blanchard....
FiveO said:well your clutch could be slipping from other reasons other then putting the flywheel back on.
You are supposed to because the old pads/shoes have worn a pattern into the drums/rotors.89MustangGX said:I agree on turning the flywheel, but I also like to do funny things like turn drums and rotors whenever I change pads or shoes. Makes sense to me.
good info 87GT - but i think you are preaching to the choir. most know it is best to resurface - just that many are too lazy to do it. it is pretty amazing how much better a resurfaced brake rotor grabs, if the old one was grooved or glazed up. on a smooth rotor, the glaze alone can really diminish braking performance.87'GTstang said:You are supposed to because the old pads/shoes have worn a pattern into the drums/rotors.
On another note to the resurfacing, a good finish will have a nice swirl pattern on the flywheel that is nice and evenly spaced (looks a lot like a half moon shape going around the flywheel).