Hey guys,

I'm getting my clutch replaced (because this one is completely gone) and I've been speaking with the Honda dealer.

They're telling me the flywheel can't be machined because it's a "balanced flywheel" and it might put the engine out of balance.

Is there any truth in this?

They want to replace the entire clutch including the pressure plate and flywheel. They also want to replace the rear man oil seal in case it may be leaky (they have no idea at the moment).

Any advice would be appreciated.

-Adam

 

It depends on how badly heat checked the flywheel is. If it isn't too bad, it can be machined. I've heard of it being done with a local car. It shouldn't cost more than 30 or 40 bucks to machine it.

 

Any good flywheel is balanced. I would believe the S flywheel is just a tad bit better then good.

Unless the wheel has serious issues, cutting it down a little will do nothing to the balance. Many machine shops also provide balancing services.

In some cases, I

 

the first time I changed my cluth, I had mine machined. Just gotta call around, but there are people that can do it.

 

Surprised how little the dealers know about motor engineering.

The flywheel is balanced as one of the last steps after its built. If they machine the surface it may end up slightly out of balance. This in unlikely as you normally machine the same amount of material all the way around. If they are worried get them to havfe it balanced after machining it. The same engineering shop should be able to do both operations.

Speedracer.