Recent content by Antsun

Alright problem solved! Flywheel was in fact correct but horribly balanced by Luk. Bought another one from Summit and same issue. Guy that balanced it was bewildered by the poor craftsmanship on this…. Anywho, it’s all back together and smooth as a Cadillac now!!!!

Alright here’s the skinny for those following. Casting on the flywheel is correct for part LUK LFW161 (164 tooth 50oz). I have called Schaeffler/LUK and the have confirmed this. Found a guy locally to balance the flywheel/pressure plate using the OE flexplate as a reference. Drop it off...

Compression is good, spark at all plugs, fuel pressure at the rail, plugs not wet, no CEL, and it definitely gets up and goes without hesitation/starts right up. The flywheel is what is currently in question as I don’t know if I was shipped the correct one. I didn’t think you had to balance...

Hahahah. Very true. I’ve pulled this entire drivetrain apart so many times it’s second nature… hahaha. Trans is out and the below is the only marking on the flywheel. 51701104 253 21344 I’ll work on cross referencing the part # tomorrow but will also compare to the new one when it arrives.

Thanks for all the pointer sir! Clearances from motor to firewall are good. Trans/tcase not touching anything it shouldn’t. Exhaust is also not rubbing. Just finished adjusting the slave and the clutch (new) works great. There is no difference in vibration with clutch in/out. Sounds like...

Alright, pulled the belt no change. Between 120 and 130 on all cylinders and spark to each. I am noticing vibration at idle but anything past 1600 is very noticeable. I bought the flywheel from Wild Horses. The shady part is that when I called them to ask what manufacture the flywheel is...

I did not think about pulling the serpentine belt…. I did put a new alternator and water pump on. I will try that first and then do a compression test as well. Those are way easier than pulling the trans! Thanks DirtDonk!!

Talked with the guys at Dampner Dudes and they recommended getting the new flywheel and pressure plate balanced together. Pulling the trans today and get the parts balanced tomorrow. 🤞

Hi All! I followed a few threads on this forum with the Explorer 5.0 swap. I used the 164 tooth/50oz flywheel as recommended and everything fits up great. Issue is I have vibration coming from the motor (In neutral/not in motion) when I rev the motor past 2k. Motor mount and trans x-member...

Thanks Todd! Found the bell housing pretty easy but was not cheap hahaha.

Paul - Great info on the flywheel/clutch. Would you know where to source a bellhousing as well? Having a hard time finding one for a 5.0/T18 combo. Thanks!!!

Mareospeedwagon - I am working on the same project with a 89 YJ and 98 Explorer. I would love to pick your brain on a few things. 😁