[TR] TR3A flywheel bolt on ring gear

[Andrew Uprichard]

Starters are specific to a bolt-on or a press-on flywheel.  Be careful,
since, if you have it wrong, you will burn out your starter.  Been there,
done that.  Rebuilt a smallmouth with a bolt-on flywheel, but fitted a
starter for the early car.  Expensive mistake.

Andrew Uprichard
Lots of war stories.

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From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
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Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 5:26 PM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] TR3A flywheel bolt on ring gear


Question:  were there different gear ratios on the ring gear?  Reason I ask,
while I had the OD tranny out, I replaced the flywheel with a freshly
machined one.  It had a somewhat better condition ring gear already bolted
on.  I don't know the year of production of the replacement flywheel.
Bolted the same starter back in, but when I try to start the engine, the
starter clicks and whirrs, but doesn't engage. Jumped it with a good
battery, seems to be a strong electrical current going in.  Engine turns
freely by hand even with the spark plugs still in.

Thoughts?

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A  TS 58667
New Hampshire where in a two day period it went from minus 20 degrees to in
the 50's.  Gotta love New England!

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