74 Bronco Flywheel swap question?

[demo0211]

The flywheel behind the old 302 has several teeth chipped and partially broken off. I have a 164 tooth flywheel out of a 68 cougar, any reason I can't use it. 68 cougar had a 10.5 inch clutch and the new bronco clutch is 11 inch. The flywheel is the same diameter as the old one so thinking it should work. Any thoughts or should i just spend the $ on a new one?

 

[904Bronco]

The flywheel behind the old 302 has several teeth chipped and partially broken off. I have a 164 tooth flywheel out of a 68 cougar, any reason I can't use it. 68 cougar had a 10.5 inch clutch and the new bronco clutch is 11 inch. The flywheel is the same diameter as the old one so thinking it should work. Any thoughts or should i just spend the $ on a new one?

Not being able to see the teeth on your flywheel, can you heat up the teeth ring and pop it off the fly wheel, then turn it over putting the good side out?

Is the 68 cougar flywheel drilled, as in, set up for an 11" clutch? If not, since you say the 11" clutch is new, why buy another smaller clutch. Just get the new correct flywheel, me thinks...

 

[sykanr0ng]

You can get a new replacement ring gear for a flywheel for about $25 then heat it up and put it on your flywheel.
Then you know the flywheel fits.

 

[demo0211]

Good point 904Bronco, I think I'll just buy a new one and stay with 11 inch clutch. Checked cougar flywheel and it's only drilled for 10 inch clutch/PP. Thanks

 

[DirtDonk]

Well that answers a question I had in another thread as to whether Ford put the big flywheels in which cars.
I assumed that they might come in big torque models, but a Cougar was a smaller/mid size-ish car and not a big sedan. Interesting.
Maybe because it was a Mercury rather than a standard Ford? Or maybe they put them in more cars than I thought.

Glad you brought it up.

Paul