No, the guy has done lots of ring gears and flyweels.
"Dobrowski, Robert S" wrote:
> Brian
> Take your flywheel to a different shop
> Working on an Alpine ring gear is no different than any other car. If he
> doesn't know how to work on them, you don't want him messing up yours.
>
> > >I took my fly wheel into a machine shop and the dude >there tryed and
> > >tryed to get the ring gear off to rotate it. But he >couldent, What
> > >does it take to get it off, He Used an air chissle that >dident work,
> > >so he heated it and then used and air chissle, still >dident work. Im
> > >wondering if there is a cool trick to get that off
> >
> > The correct method is to place the flywheel portion
> > in a tub of water with the ring exposed to the air.
> > A oxi/acet torch is used to heat the ring gear only,
> > round and round.
> >
> > It will pull right off when the ring gear get hot enough.
> >
> > The water keeps the flywheel from expanding due to
> > the heat application, but the ring expands like mad.
> >
> > There is a similar procedure in the workshop manual.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jarrid gross
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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