Lotus Elise Service Notes page 159

ENGINE
Starter ring gear - remove
12M1936A
1. Remove flywheel.
2. Drill a 3 mm diameter hole at root of 2 teeth.
3. Apply a cold chisel to root of teeth, break ring
gear and remove from flywheel.
WARNING: Suitable eye protection must
be worn.
Starter ring gear - refit
1. Heat ring gear evenly to 350°C, indicated by
light BLUE colour. Locate ring gear on flywheel
and press hard against flange.
WARNING: Handle hot ring gear with care.
2. Allow ring gear to air cool.
3. Fit flywheel.
Flywheel - refit
~ CAUTION: Flywheels fitted to VVC engines
/ j \ have a reluctor ring with 4 teeth at
unequally spaced intervals missing whilst
flywheels fitted to engines with plug top coil
ignition have reluctor rings with equally spaced
teeth . If the flywheel is to be replaced, it is
essential that the replacement is of the correct
type.
1. Clean flywheel and crankshaft faces.
Use a clean bolt with two saw cuts along
threads and clean adhesive from threaded
holes in crankshaft.
2. Using assistance, fit flywheel to crankshaft, fit
and tighten new Patchlok bolts to 80 Nm.
2 2 OVERHAUL