new fly wheel

[MZygmunt]

can anyone tell me if there is any trick to changing a fly wheel in a 05 ?

 

[basilry]

Changed mine out on my 06 2 different times due to poor welds. Its a simple bolt on process. 5 or 6 bolts if I remember right.

 

[GCroyle]

Need more details.

Auto or manual? Flywheel refers to manuals, flexplate is for automatics.



2005 early would have NV5600 cast iron case, later 2005 has G56 all aluminum case.



If '05 NV5600, big issue is manhandling the massive transmission. If G56, special procedure to handle the G56 DMF can definetly minimize the grief.



We need more info.



Big help for NV4500 or NV5600 F/W installations is to get a metric bolt from the hardware store, same pitch and diameter, cut the head off, run it into the crank and use it as a guide pin to hold the new F/W on while you put in the other bolts. This does not work however for the G56 DMF system.



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[MZygmunt]

called dodge they said there are two different ones. i have the case iron trans

 

[GCroyle]

Nv5600

NV5600, cast iron case, reverse is right and forward.



The trans has an integral "bell housing" as opposed to the 5 speed which has a seperate bell housing. It involves various procedures to change it out, removal of: gear shift, drive shaft(s), slave cylinder, support transmission on trans jack (safest) slightly raise trans, remove trans mount, keeping the trans in position and supported, remove cross member, carefully remove transmission bolts, back trans out and then down, safely store trans out of the way, remove clutch cover bolts 3/4 turn at a time in a staggered pattern, remove bolts, becareful clutch tends to obey laws of gravity at this time, start removing F/W bolts, use a same size and pitch hardware store bolt with the head cut off as a guide/support pin for the F/W, F/W is heavy also obeys gravity very well.



This is a summary, not quite a bolt by bolt procedure, biggest issue is supporting transmission.



Why do you feel the F/W needs inspection/service/replacement? Whats the rest of the story?

 

[MZygmunt]

re f/w

I'm getting a lot of engine vibration and having a hard time shifting