PHC Now Have Kits Which Include The Flywheel – Why Grind When You Can Replace?

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When a new clutch kit is installed, the flywheel must be either replaced or ground. This is because excessive heat from normal driving changes the structure of your flywheel surface which creates less friction affecting the performance of your clutch. Not all grinds are the same so if you do decide to grind instead of replacing use an experienced flywheel grinder to make sure you don’t run into issues later.

Advantages of flywheel replacement over machining:

Reduces risk of catastrophic failure due to fractures in the flywheel over time, due to heat, the flywheel micro-structure develops cracks and heat spots which weaken the overall strength.
Keeps original geometry, ensuring correct engagement and disengagement, when machining a flywheel, the overall height decreases, which can cause the clutch not to function correctly.
Reduces installation time on average 4.5hrs is lost waiting for the flywheel to be machined, which takes up space in your workshop.
Saves your starter motor gear, overtime the ring gear on a flywheel wears out which has the potential to slip and damage the gear on your starter motor. PHC flywheels come with new ring gears, reducing the risk of damaging your starter motor gear.

If this is not done or not done correctly common issues experienced are shudder or slipping. Another issue that can arise from repeated flywheel grinds is disengagement problems experienced after installing the new clutch, this is due to having a lowered stack height. A way to overcome this which also solves the poor grind problem is replacing the flywheel with a new part instead of grinding. A further advantage is the hoist time saved which is otherwise wasted waiting for the flywheel grind.

PHC now offers a wide range of OEM spec replacement flywheels in clutch kits, giving you everything to need to get the job done, freeing up hoist time and decreasing release issues.