[Spridgets] 1098 flywheel ?

[Paul Herder]

I  have mine out but in the shop so I will check tomorrow morning and LYK.

Paul

Frank Clarici wrote:
> Today I power washed the Holy Sprite's 1098 engine and took off the 
> clutch which appears to be in very usable condition.
> The release bearing is shot and the slave rod is ovaled out and bent but 
> the p/plate still has cosmoline on it and the disc
> looks very good.
> BUT I saw this ungodly groove in the face of the flywheel which I 
> thought was from a past clutch disc riding the rivets on the flywheel. 
> So I popped off a 2nd 1098 flywheel only to find the exact same groove.
> Are 1098 flywheels machined with a nice groove all the way around? Or is 
> rivet gouging common on 1098s?
> I have seen rivet grooves before and on my initial inspection while 
> talking with Buster on the phone, I thought the flywheel was trash.
> But 2 of them? And at a closer look, they look like they are supposed to 
> be there.
> Does anybody know if the groove is supposed to be in a 1098 flywheel?
> If not, anybody have a decent 1098 flywheel for the Holy Sprite? The 
> clutch is OK but I will get a new T/O bearing and pilot bushing.