Can i sand a flywheel and put it back in
If the surface is still smooth with no visible cracks, gouges, ridges, grooves, or deep impressions, or bluish tint indicating possible heat distortions, then yes, use a circular motion with the sandpaper. If you feel ridges or any roughness whatsoever when you run your fingertips around the flywheel's clutch disc face, then have it turned smooth by a machine shop. Any doubts at all about the surface, have it brought back to perfect smooth by a shop. Otherwise, clutch will slip and chatter. Turning it is always recommended, but not necessarily always needed. By turning, I mean the shop would cut and remove the surface to the lowest groove point and smooth it out from there. I have put clutches in without turning the flywheel at a shop, but I got a trusted mechanic's opinion first. His frank advice was, If it's on an older car, smooth is smooth.
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