Cylinder Block Components (page 5 of 10)

ENGINE - V8

12-2-6

DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION

Bearing Shells 
The upper bearing shells have oil grooves and a drilling to provide oil, via drillings in the crankshaft to the crankshaft 
main bearings and the connecting rod journals

Flywheel

1 Flywheel
2 Torque converter attachment holes

3 Reluctor ring
4 Starter motor ring gear

The single piece steel flywheel is bolted to the rear of the crankshaft with nine bolts. The torque converter is bolted to 
the rear of the flywheel with four bolts.

Attached to the flywheel is the reluctor ring for the crankshaft position sensor and the starter motor ring gear.