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Old 01-28-2017, 06:49 PM   #1
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Sorry. Canadian $$$ plus flywheel, if needed
The need for replacing flywheels is pretty much overstated. We only replace flywheels on one out of every six or seven clutch jobs, and even then mostly because the flywheel was either damaged by a clutch disc worn down to the rivets, or run for a prolonged time with an RMS leak that degraded the elastomeric material. Rarely do we see a dry flywheel with no physical damage that needs replacing. We inspect and test everyone we see, but many are just fine, even with a lot of miles on them.
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Old 01-28-2017, 06:52 PM   #2
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I've replaced 50% of them in Porsches ( sample size = 2 )
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