Is nine months long enough?

[PWL216 1,261]

With guidance from @Bill D….

 

Took off the plastic trigger ring using a small hook-end pic.

 

Found a few small pieces on the flywheel magnets of what I assume are old flywheel key and/or pieces gouged off the crankshaft.

 

Cleaned the trigger ring with acetone.

 

Reinstall the ring with correct side out.

 

 

 

 

 

[PWL216 1,261]

But now…I don’t like the way the flywheel bolt threads in. The first few threads look sketchy so I rethreaded them. Still don’t like the way it threads in - to tight. I tried a standard 7/16-14 and it felt the same way. I’m thinking I just screw it in…

Edited 23 hours ago by PWL216

[Bill D 3,057]

5 minutes ago, PWL216 said:

But now…I don’t like the way the flywheel bolt threads in. The first few threads look sketchy so I rethreaded them. Still don’t like the way it threads in - to tight. I tried a standard 7/16-14 and it felt the same way. I’m thinking I just screw it in…

You should replace the flywheel.  That magnet will shed more pieces, jam into the charging stator and ruin the stator or break the stator mounting tabs off the cam cover.  You can chase the threads in the crank with a tap.

[sqrlgtr 3,575]

20 hours ago, Bill D said:

That magnet will shed more pieces, jam into the charging stator and ruin the stator or break the stator mounting tabs off the cam cover.

This would be my biggest worry and would really check magnets out. If I were in doubt, I would try and run down a good fly wheel. Its hard to tell in Pic how much damage has been done through and if you're not worried about them then go for it. 

[PWL216 1,261]

I guess I’m on the lookout now for new flywheel. If anyone’s got one, please let me know. If you know where I can get one at a reasonable price, please let me know that as well. Thanks.