Got the tranny out to put in a new clutch, pressure plate, and throwout bearing and wondered if it is really necessary to resurface the flywheel. There aren't any noticeable places on it. A buddy suggested I just scuff it up good with rough sandpaper. Don't want to do this again anytime soon.
Also the guy at the parts house said that my truck should have a dual mass flywheel, but it does not. How many of these had a dual mass flywheel? I assume it was meant to reduce stress on tranny and clutch.:grd:

Do you resurface brake rotors when installing new brake pads?

get it resurfaced!

it's cheap insurance. if it doesn't need it, no harm done. If it does need it and you don't, it could lead to problems. A friend of mine just had the tranny done on his honda passport. Instead of going to a transmition shop and paying 2100 for the whole job, he went to a back yard mechanic and paid 1,000 cash. the tranny came out great, good shifting no problems. 3 months later the flywheel cracked. the flywheel probably would have been replace if it had been sent out to get resurfaced.

well that's my 2 cents.... good luck with it;)

I bet I know someone who'd slap a good used friction in and go...:badidea:

:Get_him: It would really depend on what you have. If it's not burned by the last friction pad, a wiz wheel with fine grit on a die grinder will do it expediently and well. use your better judgement and keep it minimal. Get it turned if it's deeply grooved.

the single mass flywheels last longer than the dual. The dual is as weak is it can be with nylon insets holding the springs in.

As long as you're in that deep, just take the flywheel in and get it machined..You spent the cash on a new clutch, why not have a new mating surface for it as well??

most clutch sets I have put in have said no warranty if flywheel wasn't faced at the install of the new clutch

From what I understand all these truck with manuals came with dual mass. Here's the problem as it was explained to me when I was looking into a problem with my clutch. Dual mass flywheels (DMF) can't be turn like the single mass type. If a DMF is bad and needs resurfacing then you have to replace it. Yours sounds like someone has been in there before and replaced it for you, I would resurface it , if it was me.

From what I understand all these truck with manuals came with dual mass. Here's the problem as it was explained to me when I was looking into a problem with my clutch. Dual mass flywheels (DMF) can't be turn like the single mass type. If a DMF is bad and needs resurfacing then you have to replace it. Yours sounds like someone has been in there before and replaced it for you, I would resurface it , if it was me.
The single mass flywheel became standard in 96 or 97, can't remember right now. And they added a dampener in the trans tail housing to compensate some for the dampening with the SMF. The DMF is not reliable and expensive at almost a grand, plus as stated the 6.5 DMF can't be turned at all according to the specs. So on any of the older trucks, I recommend that you replace the DMF with a SMF and add the trans dampener.

Get the SMF turned, the machine shop I go to charges 30 bucks, cheap insurance, do it right!!

I realize that I am new here, but I have worked in a clutch rebuilding plant for the last 17 years. I can tell you with out a doubt that not resurfacing the flywheel is not an option. Of course I am talking about single mass flywheel. We sell new replacement flywheels and new clutch kits like crazy because we have about the lowest price around. If anyone needs anything related to a clutch, let me know. We also sell high performance and heavy duty set ups using ceramic and feramic facings that are pure animals.