[Alpines] Aluminum Flywheel question

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Dan since the surface will most likely outwear you, I would use large press  
rivets.  A machine shop should be able to put them in or you can use the  old 
"backyard Billy" method and pound them yourself.  Drilling them out  would be 
easy for a surface change if needed.
 
I would not hesitate using the heli-coil method either as the pressure  is 
lateral on the bolts.
 
P
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/17/2008 9:44:04 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
deiland1 at elp.rr.com writes:

I have  an aluminum flywheel that was custom made for one of my Brit cars and 
it  has a removeable wear surface. The company that made the flywheel used 
the  correct type bolts to secure the wear surface the the flywheel but they  
used long bolts that pass all the way through the flywheel and then they  
used lock-nuts on the backside of the flywheel to secure everything.  Problem 
is there isn't enough room on the backside for the long bolts and  the nuts. 
The bolts touch the housing on the rear seal and keep the  flywheel from 
bolting down correctly, much less mention any rotational  issues. I was 
thinking of just getting new bolts that are the correct  length and just use 
a tap to thread the holes in the aluminum flywheel so  I can screw the bolts 
directly into the aluminum to hold the removeable  wear surface. I'm 
wondering if there will be any issues with the steel  bolts screwing into the 
aluminum? My guess is that a flywheel doesn't see  much more than maybe 150 
degrees F in temperature and if I use some  locktite to install the bolts 
maybe this will work. Anyone know more about  this who could let me know if 
they think this will work. The flywheel  looks like one from Fidanza, but it 
was made locally. Any input is  welcome.

TIA
Dan Eiland  
Alpines at autox.team.net
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