[s-cars] Lightweight Flywheel Users: Long-Term Feedback report?

[Emre Washburn]

I have the JB aluminum flywheels too. I get the same noises from bell
housing area as Cody described, so ad me to the list ;-)

But definetly no squeaking.


-- 
Emre
92 //S4
90 Cq
40 valves to many!



On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 07:18:05 -0600, Cody Payne <cpayne at bconnected.com> wrote:
> Paul,
>        I have the same flywheel but not certain which version.  I have
> never heard any squeaking noises.  Just noises like rolling a penny
> around in a metal bowl at low rpms with higher load.  I also can hear
> the transmission when in neutral like a tick tick tick sound...once the
> engine is warm/hot.
>        I know of 2-3 others that have the same symptoms..but none that
> have squeaking.
> 
> HTH
> 
> cp
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Parkpy at colorado.edu
> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 12:33 AM
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> Subject: [s-cars] Lightweight Flywheel Users: Long-Term Feedback report?
> 
> I've been reading some side effects of lightened flywheels on other
> cars, so
> maybe my problems are normal?
> 
> Anyways I have a ASW/JB Racing Aluminum Flywheel manufactured on 5/01 (I
> think). ASW says it's one of their first ones.
> 
> After install, i noticed that the car drones very annoyingly under
> 2000RPM.
> When accelerating from a dead stop, the car makes a very loud squeeking
> noise.
> 
> I've got somethings to fix with my car, like the exhaust, and rear main
> seal...so maybe when I get back int here and put it back together, some
> of the
> noises will go away, but I'd like tog et some User Feedback with their
> experiences with their ALuminum FLywheels.
> 
> perhaps this is just a by product of poor workmanship by moi.
> 
> Thanks,
> Paul
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