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Originally Posted by Scott98
11. I went ahead and removed the flywheel. Note that I have already removed the pressure plate and clutch disc. Removing the flywheel is probably not necessary for removing the pilot bearing but I did anyhow. If you remove the flywheel, mark its position just like you did the driveshaft. Clean the flywheel with some sandpaper and then brake or carb cleaner. Don't clean off the mark you made with the cleaner  . Note the pilot bearing sits inside part of the crank. See Pic 10. |
The flywheel should be resurfaced by a machine shop whenever you install a new clutch. Any surface irregularities will significantly hurt the new clutches life. It only costs $30 and takes less than an hour to get a flywheel resurfaced. A new pressure plate should also always be used with a new clutch disk.