Flywheel; Vibration Damper - BMW N62B44 Manual

Flywheel

The lightweight flywheel is made from a laminated plate. The
starter ring gear is also the increment wheel for engine speed
and crankshaft positioning/misfire detection.
The ring gear is riveted directly to the flexplate (6). The fly-
wheel diameter is 320 mm.

Vibration Damper

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The vibration damper is a torsional vibration absorber (axial
design). The outer edge of the damper has a notch (1) to
accept the locating tool when positioning the crankshaft for
initial setting.
The locating tool inserts into the raised mount in the front
cover (2). R R e e f f e e r r t t o o t t h h e e R R e e p p a a i i r r I I n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s f f o o r r t t h h e e p p r r o o p p e e r r
e e n n g g i i n n e e t t i i m m i i n n g g p p r r o o c c e e d d u u r r e e . .
Engine Mounting
The engine is secured by two hydraulic damping mounts that are located on the front axle
carrier (structure and function are the same as the E38/M62).
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