Mcleod RXT1200 question

[NGOT8R]

Yea those were brand new factory bolts. I’m going to order another 8 now and hopefully I’ll have better luck. I bought new bolts because I was worried about this exact issue :/

Could have just been a fluke with that one bolt. Hopefully you’ll be able to get a new set in hand soon. I ordered mine from LMR for $29.

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[frestylmotox01]

I was going to get them from lmr, but found my local dealer sells them for 1.50 a bolt or 12 for the set. Maybe LMRs are better at that price.

 

[NGOT8R]

Did you make sure they were the same length as the ones you took out? I almost got into trouble with that. I ordered some ARP bolts and they were 3/4” too short. Turns out they were for a single disc clutch and not a twin disc. That’s what led me to LMR to buy new factory ones. I did use red loctite on mine too when I installed Them to prevent them from backing out.

 

[frestylmotox01]

Yea, I compared them to the bolts I took out, they appear identical. I also just had the torque wrench I used recalibrated this week for this job. Could be a fluke, but I feel like I won’t get that lucky again if another bolt shears.

 

[NGOT8R]

Something else I did was run a thread chaser through my bolt holes before I put the new ones in. I wanted to be sure there was no chance of throwing off the torque setting.

 

[NGOT8R]

@frestylmotox01, how many miles did you have on your clutch when you decided to change it? Are you setting the car up for big power with the McLeod?

 

[frestylmotox01]

I’ve just crossed 12k miles on the car. The clutch is preventative, the stock one really started to feel off after adding the supercharger. While it was still in decent shape, it certainly had seen some heat.

But I also want to be able to throw more boost at it down the line.

 

[NGOT8R]

I’ve just crossed 12k miles on the car. The clutch is preventative, the stock one really started to feel off after adding the supercharger. While it was still in decent shape, it certainly had seen some heat.

But I also want to be able to throw more boost at it down the line.

How much power are you looking to make with the supercharger?

 

[djcodeman]

Anyone have any tips for the flywheel installation with one person? Trying to torque those bolts has been challenging by myself and I'm trying to find a way to hold it while not damaging the new flywheel.

Use a wrench to bridge the flywheel to a stud like this

 

[fiveoboy01]

I believe the flywheel bolts are torque to yield. There should be 1 or 2 steps of torquing then a 3rd step which is turning the fastener a number of degrees(usually 60 or 90 degrees). I'd recommend double checking the install procedure to make sure you have it right. It's very unusual for a bolt to snap like that unless it's really been over torqued.

 

[J17GT]

Pick up a 'flywheel turning tool' and easily hold the flywheel back when torquing down the flywheel bolts and the clutch:

 

[frestylmotox01]

Thanks for all the comments. I wound up getting them torqued by putting a breaker bar on the crank bolt on the front of the motor and resting it against a pad and bracket, worked great. I was able to get them torqued correctly with my new set of bolts.

The first time I torqued the bolts, I did follow the multistep torque process since I was paranoid about possibly snapping a bolt. It's possible it was over-torqued, but it's a new torque wrench and I brought it to work to have it calibrated, so I'm confident that it was accurate.

The worst part of the process was getting the transmission out and back in, that was the most frustrating part by far. But I did get it back in and I'm going through the break in process now. I'm happy I chose to do this myself and I learned a bit more about the car, so it was a success.

 

[djcodeman]

Thanks for all the comments. I wound up getting them torqued by putting a breaker bar on the crank bolt on the front of the motor and resting it against a pad and bracket, worked great. I was able to get them torqued correctly with my new set of bolts.

The first time I torqued the bolts, I did follow the multistep torque process since I was paranoid about possibly snapping a bolt. It's possible it was over-torqued, but it's a new torque wrench and I brought it to work to have it calibrated, so I'm confident that it was accurate.

The worst part of the process was getting the transmission out and back in, that was the most frustrating part by far. But I did get it back in and I'm going through the break in process now. I'm happy I chose to do this myself and I learned a bit more about the car, so it was a success.

I broke 3 or 4 bolts / nuts during the install. The biggest PITA was putting the trans back to the crank... i think its a 2 person job

 

[frestylmotox01]

I agree, it was definitely a two-person job to get the transmission back in, actually, getting it out and back in were the worst parts of the whole project. Just trying to figure out the angle / sweet spot to remove it and get it back in took the most time. Overall, I'm glad I did the project myself though, it was fun, and I learned a lot. But there was no way I was getting that out on my own and I definitely wasn't getting it back in without another set of hands.

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