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A friend of mine salvaged a Lockwood-Ash rowboat motor flywheel that had been savagely treated like the one on your Elto. He basically wrapped threaded rod around the groove and tack welded the ends together, then spot brazed it in several spots to make sure it was locked down good and tight. The rest of the groove was filled in with JB Weld epoxy. When finished, you can’t tell it ever had a groove in it. Granted, its a painted flywheel, not plated like the Elto. I also can’t speak to how well it was balanced after the repair, but its a thought anyway.
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