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The reassembly begins as the billet-steel flywheel is fastened onto the crank using the original bolts and a torque wrench. (Don't forget the block plate first!) Before installation, each bolt was given a liberal dose of Loctite thread-locking compound. The flywheel weighs a hefty 23 pounds and makes up for much of the rotational mass lost when the torque converter is removed.
Manual Transmission Conversion - Five Gears Of Freedom

 The reassembly begins as the billet-steel flywheel is fastened onto the crank using the original bolts and a torque wrench. (Don't forget the block plate first!) Before installation, each bolt was given a liberal dose of Loctite thread-locking compound. The flywheel weighs a hefty 23 pounds and makes up for much of the rotational mass lost when the torque converter is removed.  View Related Article

 

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