[6pack] starters, ring gears, etc

[Sally or Dick Taylor]

James---Years ago I had a converation with a tech guy at TRF. He told me that
TRiumph left the bevel on the ring gear on the rear, even tho when developing
the six, the starter gear now engaged from the front. From that I assumed that
all the fours had a rear engaging starter. Sorry if I added to any confusion
here. (Ted S. also gave me a heads up on this).

Dick


-----Original Message-----
From: Ruffner, James A *HS
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 6:23 AM
To: Sally or Dick Taylor, oliver, Triumph 6 Pack
Subject: RE: [6pack] starters, ring gears, etc

If I understand you correctly in your first statement, you are referring to
the "long shaft" or "long nose"  starters.  This was a design used in the
TR-2s and some early TR-3s, not early 4s.
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From: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net [6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Sally or Dick Taylor [tr6taylor at webtv.net]
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 2:39 AM
To: oliver; Triumph 6 Pack
Subject: Re: [6pack] starters, ring gears, etc

Oliver---Early four TRs had their starter motor gear engage the ring gear from
the back forward. (Don't know the exact year this started or ended) All the
sixes that I've come across in this area had their starter gears enter the
ring gear from the front.

When the factory built the sixes, the bevel on the ring gear was never changed
to the front, as logic would dictate. But this bassackwards bevel worked on
most of the TR6s without a problem.  If a ring gear has to be taken off for
any reason, this would be a good time to turn it around.  This ring gear is a
heat-it-up-to-fit for installation. When the ring gear cools, it should never
move due to starter motor engagement. (One would need to split it to take it
from the flywheel).

Dick
'73

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