Bolt choices

[Tx Firefighter]

It's too hot for me to climb up in the shop loft and sort through my flywheels, but it seems that the pressure plate bolt holes in the flywheel have a slight bore into the flywheel before the threads start. That would give you leeway on the shoulder length somewhat.

[joe231]

Now that you mention it Kevin, I seem to remember that.

Green66, I was only saying if the smooth shoulder were too long it would bottom out in the threads before the clutch was tight.....

[Green66Shortbed]

Originally Posted by joe231

Now that you mention it Kevin, I seem to remember that.

Green66, I was only saying if the smooth shoulder were too long it would bottom out in the threads before the clutch was tight.....

now that i think about it a little more, i see what you are saying. it makes sense, but i think that the shoulder is the same size as the threads so all it would do is slide through. either way, i think im going to keep the bolts that i have. if i notice something wrong or hear it start to shake, ill fix it. lesson learned, lol. i cant help but think that as long as i have that little shoulder at the top of the bolt it wouldnt be any different. if it wants to come loose, its going to regardless of bolt choice, i think.

thanks for all the help, guys.

[joe231]

the shoulder should be the size of the blank (or slightly larger) before the threads were cut, so the bolt would bottom out at the shoulder.

I think your current bolts are probably good to go, assuming you torqued them properly

[hAetWagon]

Merv Hall was a wise man.

[Green66Shortbed]

45 lb. ft. sound correct?