Flexplate swaping to a flywheel?

[Tdub90]

the motor i have is from an auto trans... i have a manual trans thats off my old motor... can i just unbolt the 17mm 12 point bolts from the pressure plate and bolt the flywheel in its place... ive been told yes.. but the bolts might be different lenghts.. i have both sets of bolts.... does anyone know or have done this?

[Oreellyfool]

As I said your other thread, yes you can. It is VERY straight forward. Take off the flexplate for the auto by removing the 17mm bolts.

Since you have both sets of bolts, keep them seperate from each other, compare their lengths between each set of bolts. If the manual are different then the auto, use the manual. If they are the same, use the ones that look the best.

Put up the flywheel on motor by lining up the pin hole on the flywheel with the motor pin (inbetween two of the 17mm bolt holes).

Screw on flywheel following proper torque specs.

Install clutch... done

[deevergote]

You'll want to be sure to find a way to secure the flywheel while torquing the bolts. It's difficult to torque them properly with the wheel wanting to spin.

[blazenem]

the auto bolts are too short for a manual flywheel. the auto tranny bolts usually are marked "AT" on the top...use the ones from the manual tranny if thats the tranny you are using. once you get the flywheel bolted up, i just hand tightened them down, i used a prybar wedged up against ring gear of the flywheel and the block. to try and keep the FW from moving while i torqued it down. u could also try sticking a screw driver, through one of the clutch plate mount holes, that reaches the block casting to brace it.

[Tdub90]

thanks guys. i got all that done. only thing left is hooking up my cv shafts and fluid in the trans, hope this new motor runs good