Flywheel Lathe Machine

In this video i show how i use my bendpak brake lathe to machine the flywheel for my fairmont.

Flywheel lathe machine.

It s only ink and paper. 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. There were some parts i cut out of th. Most heavy duty double disc clutches have the recessed center.

Dcm tech s flywheel grinder is built with rugged quality. Using the same tried and true methods that have been used since this model design came into being in the 1990 s. 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. New gears aer sharp and worn ones are even sharper.

The dcm tech sg7000 flywheel g. Light duty automotive clutches have a flat flywheel surface. Filthy rich shows you how. We take great pride in the design and finish of these machines.

Do you have a particular flywheel in mind and can you remind us of the size of your equipment. 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. 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. Even though our lathe was built for the purpose it was mainly a brake lathe.

Can you resurface a flywheel by machining with a brake lathe. I have a sieg c2. 1455 forum posts 579 photos. Explore dcm tech s entire line of rotary grinders and automotive machine products for your rebuilding needs.

Be very careful of the ring gear. 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 van norman line of flywheel grinders is manufactured in the usa by irontite products inc.