Can you resurface aftermarket flwyheels? Does this flywheel look like it needs a resurface?

 

It's really hard to tell from your pictures, but you should be able to have it resurfaced. If not, it appears that the flywheel has a replaceable friction surface.

As for whether or not it actually needs to be resurfaced, I would say yes.

Your best bet would be to take it to a machine shop and ask them if they can do it.

Good luck.

 

You can find the insert online for about $50.
I would even bother with trying to resurface.

 

Yea, just replace the friction disc, thats the best bet.

 

resurfacing will cost less than half of that. i'd talk to a shop about resurfacing first.

 

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To resurface it properly, you have to resurface the friction disc and the outside edge where the pressure plate bolts up (if you dont then you wont get proper pressure on the disc).

 

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bad idea with those AL flywheels

 

and why is that? how about instead of giving out the you give a reason?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civicdxtyper &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">and why is that? how about instead of giving out the you give a reason?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Do you know how they turn the flywheels down? Obviously not or you would know they you can't turn down a friction plate with holes in it.

There ya go

 

no, i don't. enlighten me. that post was as useless as the one before. a little info in between the bs would help .

 

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you can't turn down a friction plate with holes in it.
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think about. If you still don't understand I'll make a call to Captain Obvious for you.

Not to mention CM, Fidanza and Comptech highly recommend you do not turn down they're friction plates. $50 is cheap, most shops that turn flywheels and balance them charge more than that.

 

ok man. i still have no idea what you're talking about. sounds like its too hard for you to give up your wonderful secret of why aluminum flywheels can't be resurfaced. the local Napa charges $25 for resurfacing, so resurfacing is cheaper.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civicdxtyper &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok man. i still have no idea what you're talking about.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's obvious.

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Cheaper is better right Where did I say one or the other was cheaper anyway?

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It's very simple and I already told you twice, comprehension is key

 

replace the heat shield. as far as cheap on having it resurfaced what happens when it needs to be resurfaced again. it might not have enough heat sheild left then the flywheel will be junk.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95 integra &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yea, just replace the friction disc, thats the best bet.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

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Something about screws that hold the friction plate to the flywheel.....mill those down and what happens? You do the math.

 

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Something about screws that hold the friction plate to the flywheel.....mill those down and what happens? You do the math.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't understand.

 

my brother got his stock flywheel resurfaced when we replaced the clutch on his del Sol. After asking around we found what everyone said was the best guy in town, and he charged $40.

On a CM flywheel (I have that same one) you just buy a new friction surface, which is the silver metal plate on the front side of the flywheel. Do not attempt to get that resurfaced, just get a new friction surface plate. I will be doing that probably this summer when I replace my CM clutch friction disc.

 

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Something about screws that hold the friction plate to the flywheel.....mill those down and what happens? You do the math.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ok, that makes sense. in the pictures it looks like the screws are beveled in, and there's room to take material off without hitting them. never had a 2-piece flywheel though.

 

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Cheaper is better right Where did I say one or the other was cheaper anyway?
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$50 is cheap, most shops that turn flywheels and balance them charge more than that.
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right there, you idiot. short term memory loss perhaps? you made 5 completely useless posts that really don't tell anybody anything. what's the point of that? to raise your post count? we have gdd for useless **** like yours. it took 95 integra 1 post to completely answer my question, while you with 5 couldn't even do that.

 

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never had a 2-piece flywheel though.</TD></TR></TABLE>

right, so why tell the OP to take the flywheel to a machine shop if you don't have any experience with this matter? Sometimes it's better to STFU instead of passing bad info.

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right there, you idiot. short term memory loss perhaps?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I said it was "cheap" not cheaper. Do you read anything?

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you made 5 completely useless posts that really don't tell anybody anything. what's the point of that? to raise your post count?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Likewise. Furtheremore it's obvious you can't understand basic statements.
Here it is again for you (3rd time).

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they you can't turn down a friction plate with holes in it.
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