Re: Alternatives to Flywheel Safety Wire
One other thing that folks need to consider is the flywheel bolts in essence are just clamping the flywheel to the crankshaft. It is the two dowels that are doing the work. There really should not be any forces pulling or pushing the flywheel off of the dowels in the fore/aft direction. Owning a set of Safety Wire Pliers is a good 'crutch' if your skill set is lacking when wiring a drilled bolt head, but in my view, it is more about torqueing the fastener to a flywheel that has properly fitting dowels and a clean mating surface. If the fastener has the prescribed stretch on the threads, when the safety wire is installed correctly, it should not allow the fastener to loosen.
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