Say John,
Thanks for the reply. Your answer leads me to another question - why
did the factory install it backwards? Maybe I don't wanna know.
Before I broke down the engine, however, it had started just fine. The
gear shows very little wear on either the ring gear or the starter
pinion.
Anybody know why?
Gary
'75 TR6
MR JOHN M ROSSI wrote:
> Hello Gary. Yes the ring gear is installed backwards from the
> factory. You can remove the gear yourself. Heavy hammer and heavy
> driff. Just keep hitting it around the circle. Or if you have a
> torch. Heat it up and hit it..., But it is on backwards from the
> factory. John Flintstone, British Restroation.
>
> ____
> John Rossi
Subject: TR6 Flywheel Ring Gear Installation
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 20:29:52 -0500
From: Gary Klein <gklein@toad.net>
To: TR Newsgroup <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Scions,
As part of my engine rebuilding, I was cleaning and inspecting the
flywheel for reinstallation today and was wondering whether a DPO may
have installed the ring gear on the flywheel incorrectly. A review of
the Bently manual does not specifically discuss which way to install the
teeth beveled edge. However, in a figure for repair operation 12.53.07,
the diagram shows beveled teeth facing the clutch side (away from the
starter) as mine is assembled. Looking at the starter, one edge of the
drive pinion gear is beveled too, at the outer most edge. Which way
should it go? Is it correct as installed?
If I've got to reverse it, Bently's gives some detail as to the removal
of the ring gear but their method will destroy it. At about $50 a pop,
I'd like to recycle it. Has anyone ever removed this gear and later
reinstalled it? With the clutch side down, it seems that gentle tapping
around the circumference might slowly drive it down and off. Also, is
the installation as easy as it sounds?
Thanks in advance,
Gary Klein
'75 TR6
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