2007-08-25 15:31:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flywheel
2007-08-25 15:35:49 · answer #1 · answered by TonynNC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A flywheel is a perfectly circular steel, nodular iron or aluminum wheel with a starter ring gear around the outer edge. It bolts directly on the end of the crankshaft of all stick shift motors. It's purpose is to store energy and smooth out engine firing pulses as the motor idols, shift gears and decellerates. Without a flywheel with substantial thickness to store centrifugal energy to mount a clutch pressure plate and clutch disc you would stall a motor every time you let the clutch out from a dead stop if the flywheel magically weighed nothing. Google: Quarter Master Clutches to see the latest and greatest strictly racing flywheels and ring gears.
Take a look at any lawn mower, chainsaw, weed whacker, hedge trimmer snow blower, snowmobile outboard motor. Under the recoil starter rope you'll always find a flywheel.
2007-08-25 22:56:48 · answer #2 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It is a part that is connected to the crankshaft and helps smooth the engine out. There are teeth on the flywheel that mate with the starter to get the engine started.
2007-08-25 22:36:27 · answer #3 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A fly-wheel is a metal disc that interfaces between your engine and transmission.
2007-08-25 22:36:36 · answer #4 · answered by Steven H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋