Thanks Mike..
Maybe may/june I'll go for it.. and yes, it is the ring gear. Had the tranny
out a month ago, and saw the mashed sprockets, but... needed the car that
weekend, so back in the tranny went.. it missed maybe 1 in 8 or 10, the mash
portion is about 6-8 inches long, I'll probably do the starter replacement
then also.. thanks for the heads-up on the mig spots to hold it..
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Graham" <mgraham@achilles.net>
To: "Ken Davis" <ken.davis@attbi.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 16:00
Subject: Re: Ring Gear Question
> Ken I'm not sure if it can be done, but it takes a lot of heat to slip the
> new ring gear on, and I think it is easier to remove the flywheel and work
> with it out of the car. Since you have to take the transmission out anyway
> its not much more work. Are you sure it is the gear wheel that is to blame.
> I had very similar symptoms last year and it was really a starter problem
> ... was not fully engaging and then it would grind on the gear wheel ...
> and yep it is embarrassing. After I got the starter fixed the gear wheel
> actually came loose on its own from the flywheel ... so out came the
> transmission and the flywheel for replacement. Used the old ring gear, but
> after it was heated back on had the welding shop mig weld 6 little tacks
> around the gear to keep it in place. (some people have worried this will
> up set the balance of the flywheel, but I've not noticed any changes and
> I'm much happier that the gear is in place and stuck there). Second point
> you will notice is that the ring gear looks like it is one backwards ...
> and it is. Has been previous discussion of this on the list too. I reversed
> mine at the same time ... the "sloped" part now faces the engaging starter
> (hope this makes sense to you). If not, let me know and I'll try to explain
> further.
>
> Cheers, Mike
> 73 TR6
> 70 GT6
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