Clutch Chatter solution ?

trinity_gt said:

Try seeing if, say, CJ Pony Parts has an M-6375-G46A 8-bolt flywheel in:

M-6375-G46A MUSTANG FORD RACING FLYWHEEL BILLET STEEL 4.6 LITER 1996-2004

$265

M-6375-G46A is the FRPP # for the billet steel 8-bolt modular flywheel. Their website shows it at $289:

Ford Racing Performance Parts - [Part Details]


There must be some performance shop near you that can get one overnighted...

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Thats the one I wanted, so i called up the dealership and asked them to order that flywheel from Ford Racing, and asked if they could do 2 day shipping. I was told that the flywheel was back ordered and they did not know when it would be available. They said the reason was due to loss of production from the economic downturn.

I guess I could have bought it from cjponyparts, will remember that place for next time. I was in the middle of a project and pretty stressed at the time. I guess the oem one will have to do, since its somewhere in an airplane on its way to the west coast.

ChillPhatCat said:

Clutch work is always expensive... the parts involved aren't always something you can pluck off a shelf. In my experience, cheap flywheel availability rarely comes into play when deciding what car to buy. I think it would be a mistake to sell the car over this issue... these are some of the most reliable cars ever built.

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You speak with reason and I know that you are correct and I would regret selling the car. I am just getting pulled in so many directions right now, and the fact that i just replaced the clutch not to long ago has got me to think evil thoughts about my car. But I do miss my truck alittle

Oh on another note, i just got a call about the 7.3 powerstroke engine i was building with a friend. The engine was at the machine shop getting setup for reassemble after the heads and pistons were ceramic coated along with cryo treating the rods plus head porting and guess what. The storage area of the shop was broken into last night and everything was stolen except for the block and pistons. Lost the cam, heads, crank, rods, intake manifold, injectors along with all the little bits a pieces that go with the parts. Thank god we had the turbo at his house.