It's funny - my service manual lists a lot of "disposable" parts like the axle circlips, the axle nuts, the ball joint pinch bolts, but says nothing about replacing the flywheel bolts.

The install procedure for the bolts is "tighten to 85 (##?) ft-lbs in an alternating pattern" or something of the sort - but no mention of a typical TTY procedure of tighten, loosen, retighten so maybe they went to TTY bolts on the later years?

I know my last shop didn't replace them - but that's not saying much since they reinstalled rounded bolts . Anyway - I'm planning to reuse the originals and use some threadlock on them. I also had an o-ring on the back of my throw out bearing, so I reused that but added some extra RTV just to be safe.


97 Contour SE MTX K&N 3530, UR UDP, 19# Injectors, mystery mod, FMS wires, Fordchip.com chip, SVT: TB, Flywheel, clutch, exhaust 04 Grand Caravan SXT