Fidanza 229001 Flywheel Insert Plate

Probably fits others, but I bought this for a 1.8L miata fidanza (I have a 95, but pretty sure they fit all 1.8) flywheel that I needed to resurface. One of my favorite parts about fidanzas are these inserts that you can replace in-house rather than shipping out for machining. And, that you can do that infinite times assuming you didn't damage the flywheel itself.I'll admit, through ordering I was a little concerned since I didn't have the part out of the car at the time to compare part numbers for myself but that fear wasn't warranted. I'm pretty sure this fits all 1.8L miata fidanza flywheels (and who knows what else). Comes with all new hardware plus a couple extras which is always quite nice.I found the old hardware a little tricky to remove. On the backside of the insert where the nut attaches to the screw the amount of space allotted to get a socket is quite particular. In fact I went through a few of my sets before settling on 1/4 drive snap-on socket that was a thin enough wall to fit (pretty sure it was a 10mm, but can't recall for sure). It can be a bit of a job to replace all of the screws, because you have to hold the back side with the socket and the front side and that's fairly awkward. I found a soft rag on both jaws of my vice, and gently clamping it held it in good position so I could get a lot of them. I would definitely advise releasing the tension on the bolts in a relatively circular (opposing) pattern, and again replacing them in a circular pattern to avoid any real chance of warping the flywheel (probably overly paranoid).Paperwork included suggests 5 ft/lbs for the torque on the hardware. I followed this, but you will want to make sure you have a precision instrument that's capable of measuring that low. All three of my standard torque wrenches don't go below 10 ft/lbs, so I ended up using an inch/lb 1/4" drive torque wrench (which was actually perfect as only a 1/4 drive socket fits the opening) and had little difficulty but I realize lots of people don't have access to one normally. Again not sure of how critical it is, but I used the proper torque in a roughly circular opposing pattern so nothing could warp. Pro-tip 5 foot pounds = 60 inch poundsAll in all very satisfied, all of the holes lined up, the tolerance on the flywheel as well as the replacement insert was spot on despite however many miles of abuse I've put on my miata.

This item is a must for the Fidanza alum flywheel for an Audi when it's time for a new clutch..Last faceplate lasted 150,000 miles with a metal/ceramic 6 puck friction disk.. This replacement makes the unit new again at just fraction of the cost of a complete replacement unit..

This is the cheapest price I found, and it shipped quickly and securely. Fit into place like a dream, and has been working well for 7k miles now. I did not lock tight the bolts, nothing said to, but it has been working well regardless.

Great replacement piece. Saves lots of money and time

Ordered for a rebuild & part came too big for some reason. Part number matched perfectly. Don't know why it was wrong size.