> I bought the later hi-torque starter, which will fit
> into the bellhousing, and although I haven't received
> it yet I'm wondering if I'll need to unbolt the ring
> gear and flip it around to match the beveled edge of
> the gears with the new starter gear.....???
Nope, no need. The bevel is needed with the original starter design, because
the pinion gear is already spinning like mad when it hits the flywheel.
However, the "gear-drive" starters are a "pre-engaged" design, they don't apply
power to the motor until the gears are already being pushed into mesh. Even if
the gears don't line up when first pushed out, they drop into place when the
starter begins to turn.
This was even the Triumph factory design on the later cars with pre-engaged
starters.
Randall
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