Dave, I don't remmber which way to gear was facing, but the ring gear did
back off on my original fly wheel. So after, I bought a used fly wheel, I had a
friend tack it to the fly wheel with a mig welder in two places.
Roger
dstauffa@csc.com wrote:
> The ring gear on my TR6's flywheel has the beveled edge facing towards the
> rear; the flat edge faces forward and is thus engaged by the starter.
> This arrangement seems to be the reverse of what I would expect, especially
> compared to other ring gear/starter configurations I have experienced.
>
> Somewhere on the web I read something about Triumph changing their starter
> design from engaging from the rear (forward motion) to engaging from the
> front (backwards motion) but not reversing the ring gear due to a large
> stock of pre-assembled flywheels on hand.
>
> My LBC mechanic swears that the ring gear should be installed with the flat
> edge facing forward. Otherwise, according to him, the starter will
> eventually force the ring gear off the flywheel.
>
> I know LBCs are notorious for their idiosyncrasies but does anyone have
> knowledge of the above and can help clarify this for me.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave,
> San Diego, Ca
> 1970 TR6 CP51649
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