drill out flywheel pin? any dangers?

[jt15833]

in the process of removing flywheel pins one snapped in half just a little more then flush with the flywheel. i've tried drilling into the pin but its still not budging. i don't like the idea of leaving a half broken half drilled pin in my flywheel, my only solution at this point would be to completly drill it out with a bit the same size or a little bigger than the flywheel alignment pin hole itself. does anyone see a downside to this? any other ideas for removal?

[float_6969]

Why don't you just grind it down flush?

[jt15833]

i dont want half of a drilled out pin in my flywheel, kinda nervous vibrations will loosen it or soemthing and ill come out or shake around

[float_6969]

not any more likely than if it wasn't broken off. If you are worried about it though, I don't see why you couldn't drill it out. But I would remove as little material from the flyhweel as possible.

[biosehnsucht]

I would take the clutch and flywheel assy to be rebalanced after.. balancing is ftw !

[float_6969]

+1!

[jt15833]

i got it out and took out rougly .00000002g of flywheel with it. if removing one pin won't affect balance, there is not way the metal flakes i took out will. what kind of shops do that balancing? and how longs it take?

[float_6969]

Any performance machine shop should be able to. Not sure on how long.

[jt15833]

i think im just gunna rock it how it is, is there that much of a benefit to just get the flywheel and clutch not entire rotating assembly

[straightedge]

every little bit helps i geuss. depends on how anal retentive you are about your work.