RE: [T3] Reman flywheels: a warning

["Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>How does one go about checking the flywheel to make sure it is not sprayed?

   Toby Erkson
   air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
   '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed
   '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chip, Jamex suspension, 2.25" MagnaFlow
exhaust, etc.
   Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/

>-----Original Message-----
>... Apparently someone, probably in Mexico, is resurfacing old
>flywheels using sprayed metal, not on the clutch side but on the seal side.
>This works OK for a short time, but soon the resurface starts to decay,
>creating sharp edges of the sprayed metal. These are destroying front
seals.

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