Thread: Replace flywheel?

Sounds like the thrust bearing to me. And yes replace the flywheel.

Julian

If the noise is only when your trying to select a gear then yep , probably spigot, if only when foot on the clutch , then thrust , no matter as you'll no doubt replace both , don't forget to let the new spigot sit in an oil bath overnight, before fitting otherwise it'll be having a short life. If you have no clutch shudder and the dmf has a decent amount of resistance between the rubbers and the face has no heat cracks then it'll go again.

I would replace it unless you like pulling gearbags out of discos repeatedly... And 210k is really pushing the friendship regarding flywheel life....
And yes 100% sounds like the spigot bushing to me
Jc

Originally Posted by discorevy

\don't forget to let the new spigot sit in an oil bath overnight,

Yes what the man said, OIL, and definitely never use grease to do it

+1 for the above ...replace the flywheel and you are covered for the next 150K again(not even genuine items are how they were when the D2s were built), it's better to heat up the oil before you drop the bush in it then let it there over night

and just to repeat like a parrot.... everything Justin C said...

spigot bush, and actually do replace it, i have pulled out many a gearbox to replace a spigot bush the last mechanic didnt replace when doing a clutch replacement.

*the bronze alloy spigot bush is pre-soaked during manufacturer, there is a fancy name for it, regardless of that, just copper anti seize the **** out of it on install.

so the list...
engine rear main seal
spigot bush
duel mass flywheel
driven plate
pressure plate
thrust assembly
clutch slave
clutch master

I will put beer on it, whatever in the above list you dont change will fail shortly there after....

Regards
Daz

Originally Posted by justinc

I would replace it unless you like pulling gearbags out of discos repeatedly... And 210k is really pushing the friendship regarding flywheel life....
And yes 100% sounds like the spigot bushing to me
Jc

Here we go another subject to bang heads over
Seems i have well and truly pushed the friendship with my DM flywheel by about 70k

Thanks to everyone who posted a reply to my original question regarding the flywheel. I will replace the flywheel while I have the whole thing in bits and anything else that is within reach while I am there - I can't argue with the logic of DazzaTD5 who said "whatever I don't change will fail shortly after.."

On an engineering note - I can't believe that the small spigot bearing gets soaked in oil and that is enough lube for the next 100,000 gear changes over 10 years. Amazing.

Thanks guys.

Daz.