onesojourner
I use a thumb throttle.
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- springfield, mo
My flywheel cover is missing both guide pins/dowl pins. is it critical to have them in there?
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are the dowl pins in the flywheel cover critical
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oxnard111
Creative RE Purchasing
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- so Cali, Ventura/Oxnard area
I would think so... they help to keep the bendix aligned
Peter you need at least one on the bendix side because there is so much load when the starter engages. Go to westlake you could find one there maybe.
oxnard111
Creative RE Purchasing
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- so Cali, Ventura/Oxnard area
I'm not certain, but it seems that there is some wiggle room when just using bolts, where as the dowel pins allow the location of the cover to be installed with a higher degree of accuracy. :dunno:
Exactly... it allows you to locate the cover easier. If your cover moves when it's got 7-8 bolts in it then you've got another issue that needs to be resolved immediately. Even though the dowel pins are close tolerance shear pins, the shear forces exerted on the flywheel cover should never be something that would exceed the tension of all of the bolts.