Sometimes it takes a leap in technological advancement to solve those problems. One issue a lot of high powered cars can run into is the possibility of the flywheel coming loose. Flywheels can come loose for a variety of reasons, but once this happens you can pretty much kiss your crank goodbye. Typically if the flywheel comes loose it will end up welding (fretting) itself to the crankshaft and typically damages the crank beyond repair. This can end up being an incredibly costly problem. We've teamed up with global engineering powerhouse, 3M, to offer their friction shim technology specially developed for flywheel applications to provide that extra level of protection. Dubbed Flywheel Friction Locks, our FFLs consist of a nickel-coated steel substrate with partially embedded diamond particles. When placed between the flywheel and crank, the diamonds “bite” into each surface. With an installed thickness of .006"-.009" an FFL will not significantly alter assembly spacing. FFLs are easy to assemble and can be reused after disassembly. To sum that up, by installing a Flywheel Friction Lock you give yourself a much better chance of the flywheel not coming loose in the first place, and if for some reason it does, you'll have an extra layer of very hard steel that can prevent the flywheel from damaging your crankshaft. It has been proven that our FFLs offer a simple and cost-effective way to reliably handle up to 5× higher shear forces and transmit up to 5× higher torque than conventional systems with no other modifications.
Application
- BMW 135i 2008-2010
- BMW 323i 2000
- BMW 325Ci 2001-2003
- BMW 325i 1987-1993
- BMW 325i 2001-2003
- BMW 325iX 1988-1991
- BMW 325is 1987-1993
- BMW 325xi 2001-2003
- BMW 328Ci 2000
- BMW 328i 1999-2000
- BMW 328is 1999
- BMW 330Ci 2001-2003
- BMW 330i 2001-2003
- BMW 330xi 2001-2003
- BMW 335d 2009
- BMW 335i 2007-2009
- BMW 335i xDrive 2009
- BMW 335xi 2007-2008
- BMW 525I 2001-2003
- BMW 528i 1999-2000
- BMW 530I 1975-1978
- BMW 530I 2001-2003
- BMW 535d 2014-2016
- BMW 535d xDrive 2014-2016
- BMW 535i 2008-2016
- BMW 535i GT 2010-2016
- BMW 535i GT xDrive 2011-2016
- BMW 535i xDrive 2009-2016
- BMW 535xi 2008
- BMW M3 1988-1991
- BMW M3 1995-1999
- BMW X5 2001-2005
- BMW Z3 1998-2002
- Toyota Supra 1989-1998