I have mine out but in the shop so I will check tomorrow morning and LYK.
Paul
Frank Clarici wrote:
> Today I power washed the Holy Sprite's 1098 engine and took off the
> clutch which appears to be in very usable condition.
> The release bearing is shot and the slave rod is ovaled out and bent but
> the p/plate still has cosmoline on it and the disc
> looks very good.
> BUT I saw this ungodly groove in the face of the flywheel which I
> thought was from a past clutch disc riding the rivets on the flywheel.
> So I popped off a 2nd 1098 flywheel only to find the exact same groove.
> Are 1098 flywheels machined with a nice groove all the way around? Or is
> rivet gouging common on 1098s?
> I have seen rivet grooves before and on my initial inspection while
> talking with Buster on the phone, I thought the flywheel was trash.
> But 2 of them? And at a closer look, they look like they are supposed to
> be there.
> Does anybody know if the groove is supposed to be in a 1098 flywheel?
> If not, anybody have a decent 1098 flywheel for the Holy Sprite? The
> clutch is OK but I will get a new T/O bearing and pilot bushing.
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