Flywheel Lathe Machine

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Flywheel lathe machine.

Most heavy duty double disc clutches have the recessed center. I have a sieg c2. A dovetailed slide and saddle along with a lathe compound were set up on a rider block to turn the od and repositioned to cut the faces of the flywheel rim. New gears aer sharp and worn ones are even sharper.

Dcm tech s flywheel grinder is built with rugged quality. Light duty automotive clutches have a flat flywheel surface. We take great pride in the design and finish of these machines. 1455 forum posts 579 photos.

A lot depends on the size of the flywheel in relation to the chucks faceplates lathe available number of spokes and how true the inner edge of the rim is to start with. Even though our lathe was built for the purpose it was mainly a brake lathe. The dcm tech sg7000 flywheel g. The arbor the flywheel was mounted on was driven by either a small two cylinder steam engine run on shop air and some gearing or by a dc motor and some gearing.

The answer yes you can. The van norman line of flywheel grinders is manufactured in the usa by irontite products inc. Filthy rich shows you how. Explore dcm tech s entire line of rotary grinders and automotive machine products for your rebuilding needs.

Can you resurface a flywheel by machining with a brake lathe. Be very careful of the ring gear. The pocket type flywheels have the pressure plate mounted on a raised outer area and the disc s go in the pocket against the flywheel surface. In this video i show how i use my bendpak brake lathe to machine the flywheel for my fairmont.

There were some parts i cut out of th. Dcm tech model sg3000 flywheel grinder this machine was in use right up until the shop was closed it has been dismantled cleaned and refinished and replacement of any faulty hardware it is a 3 phase machine requires either a phase converter if 3 phase is not availableit is operational can plug it in too demonstrate its operation i have the dies they are not pictured. It s only ink and paper.