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.
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Year
Make
Model
Submodel
2007-2008
Audi
RS4
Base
2008
Audi
RS4
Cabriolet
2003
Audi
RS6
Base
2010-2013
Audi
S4
Base
2014-2016
Audi
S4
Premium Plus
2014-2016
Audi
S4
Prestige
2013-2016
Porsche
911
Carrera
2013-2016
Porsche
911
Carrera 4
2016
Porsche
911
Carrera 4 Black Edition
2015-2016
Porsche
911
Carrera 4 GTS
2013-2016
Porsche
911
Carrera 4S
2016
Porsche
911
Carrera Black Edition
2013-2016
Porsche
911
Carrera S
2013-2016
Porsche
Boxster
Base
2016
Porsche
Boxster
Black Edition
2009-2012
Porsche
Boxster
S
2016
Porsche
Cayman
GT4
2009-2012,2014-2016
Porsche
Cayman
S
1992-1994
Volkswagen
Corrado
SLC
1993-1994
Volkswagen
Golf
GL
1994,1999
Volkswagen
Golf
GTI
2000-2001
Volkswagen
Golf
GTI GLX
1995-1998,2002-2005
Volkswagen
Golf
GTI VR6
1994
Volkswagen
Golf
Limited Edition
1993
Volkswagen
Jetta
GL
2002-2004
Volkswagen
Jetta
GLI
1999-2002
Volkswagen
Jetta
GLS
1994-2002
Volkswagen
Jetta
GLX
1993-1997
Volkswagen
Passat
GLX
2004
Volkswagen
R32
Base
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