This may be a stupid question, but rather be safe than sorry. And yes I've searched for the answer, nothing has come up. I'm installing a JWT lightweight flywheel, bought it used so I bought a new friction plate. One of the days I was at my garage I had to take off so my friends took over for my and put my friction plate on the flywheel. Only issue is they "hand tightened" them too tight. I know this because they went to torque on down after and it wasn't clicking so they stoped before it broke, the second one same thing except that one did break. Since they were all tighten higher than spec, is that still safe? Should I just break them all loose and put new thread lock on them and torque them down?

 

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Oops, double post.

 

What you're saying doesn't add up. If the bolts were already too tight, the wrench would have clicked before the bolts turned. Sounds like they had the wrench set too high.

Let's be sure we're talking about the right thing. The friction plate is usually called the clutch disc, and there aren't any bolts in it. You're probably talking about the clutch cover, which is often called the pressure plate.

To be on the safe side, remove and discard all the old bolts, and install new ones. Be sure you have the correct torque requirement for the clutch cover bolts, and that the wrench is set properly. You always want the wrench to click while the bolt is actually turning to get the correct tightness on the bolt.

 

He's talking about the friction plate on the flywheel. I replaced mine too when I bought a used Fidanza (same as JWT):

 

Thanks Advan. I know it doesn't seem right, theoretically they torque wrench should click if they're already tight. JWT is asking for 7ft lbs for each bolt. In inch lbs that's 84. I set the wrench to 84in lbs. They are all new bolts. Maybe the wrench is broken? But my question is, if they are tighter than what they recomend, would that cause any issues?

 

I think that'd depend on how much tighter, but the fact that they gave you torque specs means you should follow them. Unless the tranny's been installed already, re-torque them even if it's for peace of mind.

 

True, rather have it in my head that it's to spec than wonder if/when something will go wrong. Ill do that this weekend, I'm going to get it balanced next week. I've heard many people tell me not to even bother because it's brand new. I've alway thought even if it's new to get it balanced