Flywheels

[Patrick]

What is the best flywheel to use when installing a type IV into a type I? And what is the deal with Sharpbuilt's pilot bushing?

[kokanee]

into the type 1 tranny? what year car? what year tranny?

if it's a 6 volt, a little grinding may be required to let the bigger flywheel clear some tight spots.

I used European Motorworks, in Los Angeles.

call them up and tell them what you are doing. they gave me a 210mm bus flywheel, sprung clutch disk, and a special PP with a "collar" for the TO to ride on. If you order with them, be specific about which TO bearing you want, they gave me the wrong one, but I sent is back, no hassles, and had a check two weeks later.

with the 210mm instead of the 200mm, you have a lot more area for the friction disk. This means that you don't have to have a super strong PP. besides, my setup cost about as much as it would have for just the KEP 200mm flywheel, not to mention one of their stage 2 or 3 kits.

what is a sharpbuilt pilot bushing?

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Kokanee
'64 Manx 2.0L

[This message has been edited by kokanee (edited 03-01-2000).]

[Patrick]

I'm installing it with a swing axle (12 volt bellhousing). Do you have a contact number or website for European Motorworks?

Sharpbuilt is a company in Australia that makes 911 fan shroud conversions. Their pilot bushing (I think) serves the same purpose as the special PP you bought. It allows the use of a stock PP though. Can anyone confirm this?

[Patrick]

By the way, all of my flywheels are 914 - does anyone know what size they are? If I remember correctly, they're larger than 210.

[vw@micron.net]

914 flywheels are 215mm.
I think this is how it goes:
The Bushing sharpbuilt sells is used because the input shaft on a type 1 trans is smaller in diameter than a type IV trans. Without the bushing the shaft is unsupported in the end of the crank. Did I get this right folks?
Steve Arndt