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Subject:Re: End play specific to flywheel?
From:jimt
Date:Sun, 22 May 2005 10:46:57 -0600

On 5/21/05 7:30 PM, "Mike Jeffrey" <oldbus@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Hello and another happy weekend!
>
> Do rebuilds (specifically those from AVP) generally come with the
> requisite seals and shims installed for the flywheel? I've never seen
> this part of the engine before - what am I looking for? I'd rather not
> start prying things out of there if I don't have to.
>
> I understand that I may need to change the shims if end play is not
> correct, but I need to know what I'm starting off with.
>
> Cheers!
> Mike.
>
> On 5/16/05, Mike Jeffrey <oldbus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Good advice from everyone - thanks a lot! I was trying to avoid having
>> to learn how to do this - but what's the benefit in that? I've found a
>> few good tutorials already.
>>
>> Cheers!
>> Mike.
>>
>
>

If it came with a flywheel already installed then the end play should
already have been adjusted and if shims were needed they would have been
installed behind the flywheel.  When you pull the fly wheel just be sure to
get all the shims back in again.  No order to them.

jimt

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