Lock Plates?

[mc54]

Just installing the flywheel and according to the manual I should use new lock plates.
What lock plates. There were none when I took the flywheel off.
Am I missing something?
Also since there were no lock washers or anything, what keeps the flywheel bolts from loosening off?

Mike

[Rod]

There are two plates. Each one goes across two holes. Once the bolts are installed they have a tab that you fold up to stop the bolt rotating- hence their name.

If yours didn't have them I am unsure if returning them and torquing them up will stop them coming loose.I a sure others will have some thoughts on this. Personally I would hate to put the fly wheel back on for it to come loose down the track. I would suggest locating some plates.

Cheers

Rod

[mcl1959]

FC was the last model to use lock plates. After that the bolts were simply tightened to 30-35 ft-lbs and that's it. There is no lock washer. This is the same right through red motor as well.

Ken

[mc54]

Thanks

I guess because I have an FB motor in mine that would explain no lock plates

Mike

[EffCee]

I have always used lock plates (and Loctite too for that matter) since racing the grey motor cars. I found that the flywheels would sometimes come loose during a race meeting. On one particular engine we redrillled the crank flange and fitted helicoils and larger bolts in an effort to stop the flywheel from coming loose. This cured the problem.
The engines regularly were revved to 6,000rpm which may have been a contributing factor.

Keith

[mc54]

Too late. Transmission went in last week. Used threadlock so should be OK.
Just out of curiosity, if the pressure plate bolts loosen off I guess the clutch will slip, if the flywheel bolts come off, well, I can pretty much figure what will happen, but if the flywheel bolts only become loose, what are the symptoms? Bad vibration, shudder on take off?

Regards
Mike

[EffCee]

If the flywheel comes loose there wil be an engine knock at the back of the motor. Once you hear it once then it becomes unmistakable

[mc54]

Lets just hope thats one noise I never hear.

Mike