Alfa 164 12V Flywheel

[AndyH]

Hi,

Does anyone have a "spare" 164 12V flywheel that I could borrow for a while please??

I need it as a pattern to make up a new flywheel...
My current flywheel has lots of hairline cracks in it and the recommendation is to change.

Now that the weather has improved, I don't really want to take my car off the road. Hence the request to borrow one.

Beer vouchers will be supplied!

Regards
Andrew

[Guy Mayers]

Beer vouchers will be accepted but you'll have to pop over to Liverpool to collect it Andy. And it may still be attached to an engine!

Guy

[AndyH]

Many thanks Guy,
I drop you a text when I've got a date in mind.
regards
Andrew

[ducatiman]

Andy, which flywheel are you running with at the moment.....................as I have a dual mass and standard flywheel that you could borrow. I also have available for sale a copy of a dual mass flywheel but is only 7.5Kg and will take a racing clutch arrangement if you want to go for an upgrade.

[AndyH]

Hi,
I'm running with the 164 12V flywheel on my 24V engine. Not a Dual Mass system.
I converted the 6 speed gearbox to operate a push type release bearing.
The clutch has been Ok to date, but feels like it may not have as much life as I thought.

I've been talking to Helix about their Organic and paddle clutches with uprated pressure plates.
The organic clutch should do the job OK and be much better for everyday driving.... The difference in torque capability using the 164 clutch vs the 166 clutch is only 10NM, so not worth all the hassle of changing the gearbox back to work with a "pull" type pressure plate.

The guy at Helix recommended changing the flywheel because of the hairline cracks.
I've been talking to "TTV racing" about making me up a new, lighter, steel flywheel... No problem, but need one to copy / re-engineer.

From what I can see on the forum, Neil (Turbonutter) has used TTV before and Rob (Sando) is already using a Helix Organic clutch and seems OK (although I'm not sure if it's a 164 or 166 variant).

[turbonutter]

Hi Andy,
TTV should have some of the measurements from the flywheel i sent them - Problem is I cant remember what flywheel I sent. They may even still have it, as I didnt ask for it back. The final product I got from them was fine, but it took a long time & the first two they made were wrong! The first too thick & the second had the crank bolt pattern a mirror image of what it should be. The final one was Ok and when i had it all balanced, it only needed a tiny amount of material removing, so they must have replicated the out of balance pretty well.