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RE: Idle musings about TRactor flywheels & ring gears

To: "Triumphs" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: RE: Idle musings about TRactor flywheels & ring gears
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 18:41:31 -0700
> > But why bolt-on ?  Could it be they were worried about stocking
> spares for
> > earlier cars, and planned to offer a bolt-on ring gear that would allow
> the
> > later flywheel to be used with the early starter ??  Has anyone
> ever heard
> > or seen such a thing ?
> >
> Perhaps to lower manufacturing costs? Just a WAG, but from having zero
> knowledge (that just means I have much greater room to muse :-)), it would
> seem an easier process requiring less equipment to screw in a few
> bolts than
> to heat, then press on a heavy gear.

Could be, I guess.  But they already had the equipment to shrink on the ring
gear, and all those holes to drill & tap, bolts & keepers to install, etc
...

And the early ring gear isn't all that heavy.  It should heat up fairly
quickly in a decent oven.

Randall

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