do not shave your flywheel

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » June 24th, 2004, 1:42 pm

I had some major problem with my car for abouth a month until 2 weeks ago when it didn't want to start anymore..It seems that my act z62-hdss clutch was putting too much pressure on my shaved flywheel so it warped and broke...thank god my clutch is still ok...

this is only for guys that want to shave their FW..don't do it..maybe with a stock clutch it's ok but with an act clutch...don't even think about it..

I had my FW shaved to 13 pounds

learn with others mistakes

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papa roached · Post by **papa roached** » June 24th, 2004, 4:26 pm

*looks at 9lb aluminum*

sorry to hear man, much sux

DavidOS · Post by **DavidOS** » June 24th, 2004, 4:44 pm

**** i have a centreforce and 13.6lb shave flywheel.... i guess we will see what happens

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » June 24th, 2004, 5:13 pm

I had the flywheel shave for 4 months of use

bubbaflaat · Post by **bubbaflaat** » June 25th, 2004, 2:30 pm

Hmmmm, lol i have a 13lbs shaved flywheel and a ACT clutch, and I haven't had any problems. How are you so sure it is because of the lightened flywheel? Where did you get it shaved, they might not have balanced it good enough. Who knows, did it have any symptoms before it broke?

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » June 25th, 2004, 2:35 pm

because my mechanic saw the flywheel and said to me I'm going to laugh when I'll see it..When he took off the tranny and clutch he saw it right away what was the problem

the symptoms were hard shifting...when I reved high I would have a hard time shifting into gears..and by the end I couldn't shift anymore.

MazdaManiacMx3 · Post by **MazdaManiacMx3** » June 25th, 2004, 2:40 pm

yeah my mechanic told me not to do it he explained that the flywheel is layed so when you take off the layers that are hardened they flywheels tend to crack.

bubbaflaat · Post by **bubbaflaat** » June 25th, 2004, 3:03 pm

Well, i guess i'll have to wait and see what happens.

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » June 25th, 2004, 3:25 pm

I'll take a pic for you of the flywheel when I'll get my car..

How long have you got it on your car?

did you drag with it yet?

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babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » June 25th, 2004, 9:30 pm

there you go...sorry for bad pics
<img src="http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_im ... 08_140.jpg" alt=" - " />

see the part at the right well it's suppose to go in the middle but it broke...

Mradio · Post by **Mradio** » June 26th, 2004, 10:13 am

sorry to hear about your problem, it's very strange.
i had a lightened stock flywheel with a southbend clutch for 2 years now, now problems at all.

Hex3 · Post by **Hex3** » June 26th, 2004, 2:15 pm

Me and my friend both have Ze's and we both got Fidanza 9 pound flywheel, both fell apart where the clutch will not grab. you can drive the car but it will slip if you add to much gas.... the clutch is like 1 year old... got the flywheel from RR-racing

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