Crankshaft assembly - which way round does the flywheel go?
Evening all.
I was putting together a list of engine parts I need to put my engine together and noticed I didn't mark the flywheel assembly direction many years ago.
Someone suggested looking for witness marks and I found that there are burnt on oil stains on the mating surfaces that would tell me which way 'round the flywheel goes.
Then I noticed where I used a center punch to mark a 'T' on one side of the outside flywheel surface

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I also found that the flywheel is machined differently on the timing and primary side. Check out these pics.
So the flywheel does have a timing side and primary side.
Anyone have a 850 crank handy to verify this?
How about a 750 crank to check if it is the same?