Guys with TBM Flywheels

[CarFanatic]

ok heres the picture, you can see it flaking off. If you scratch at it, it flakes right off.

 

[Ericfox]

upload the picture on the site here.... I cant view photobucket pictures at work... it wont let me... bastards!

 

[CarFanatic]

I"ll email it to you, pm me your email

I cant get a hold of TBM so I sent them an email.

 

[Shonuff]

Here.

 

[Ericfox]

If its just carbon steel- I wouldnt worry about it... its prob just a rust preventative coating... did you talk to Tim yet?

 

[Ericfox]

cancel that... on a part that expensive I would worry about it until I talked to Tim... I guess that is the only thing that would make me feel ok about it....

 

[CarFanatic]

Just got an email back from them. They said it is a rust coating and it will rust with out it, but only if water gets to it. Which it shouldn't inside the cover, but you never know. They said they would get me another one if I wanted.

 

[Shonuff]

They offered so get another one - always.

 

[CarFanatic]

ya, I'm sending it back tomorrow.

 

[Shifty]

That coating looks like cadmium plating. It looks as if it wasn't applied correctly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmium

 

[Shifty]

Here is a photo.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.detrayplating.com/AEROSPACE%2520FASTENERS.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.detrayplating.com/aerospace_fasteners.html&h=495&w=600&sz=79&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=f4zHxeFoZ_k_2M:&tbnh=111&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcadmium%2Bplating%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

 

[CarFanatic]

probably is

 

[Butch Aus 95]

Tbm

I have only had mine for a short time but its awsome... The TBM super cone is really good too.

 

[#ZERO]

Has anyone with one of these flywheels weighed it to see if it's actually 2lbs?

Also does someone have a picture of the magnet side they can post?

 

[Shonuff]

Has anyone with one of these flywheels weighed it to see if it's actually 2lbs?

Also does someone have a picture of the magnet side they can post?

http://www.pwctoday.com/showthread.php?t=156824

 

[Matt_E]

Silly optometrist, the man wants to know about SJ flywheels.

 

[CarFanatic]

I Can weigh mine tomorrow. IT feels heaver then 2lbs but I haven't weighed it.

 

[skinnyman]

Mine wieghed in at 2.3lbs

Mine was set up to run advent so the magnets are diffrent than the original ones.Im not sure if he made the change to all of them or made a batch for advent ign.

Did he ask you what ignition you were running?

 

[CarFanatic]

I just weigh it. Its dead on 2lbs!!! I'm just running stock ignition with an enhancer. :burnout:

 

[stanton]

wondering if it dried residue from annodizing the alum, not sure if they attach the ring gear before or after the annodizing process

fyi if you put steel through the anodizing process it will get eroded away. either the acids or electricity or both.