[Amc-list] UPDATE: starter ring gear

[Larry Goltry <lgoltry@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just talked to ETX Transmissions, Inc. (that is the supplier of the torque converter i got from Autozone). They agree with me (and others on the list) that this converter, whether for the '69 Rambler or the '70 Hornet SHOULD have the ring gear attached AND are interchangable. They (ETX) believes the error is with the Autozone website. So, I'm dropping off the incorrect torque converter at Autozone on my way to work. And Mark is checking his spare parts cache to see if he can hook me up.

From: lgoltry@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: starter ring gear
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 08:26:50 -0600








All, I've got a '69 Rambler with a 199 CID inline 6 with an Automatic (Borg-Warner M-36). The starter ring gear is chewed up in a few spots. According to my research, the starter ring gear is made together with the torque converter on this model/year. The torque converter with ring gear is available from Autozone at a hefty price of $177.99 + $90.00 core = $267.99. Hollander's Interchange lists the torque convert in my Rambler as being interchangeable with a '70 Hornet with the same size engine. The torque converter for the Hornet is much cheaper: $89.99 + $27.00 core = $116.99. So, I ordered one. I ass-u-me'd that the torque converter for the Hornet would come with a ring gear attached. Sill me.....It did not.  

After reading here: http://www.gremlinx.com/AMC-Transmissions.htm near the bottom of the page under: BELLHOUSING NOTES it states that: The flywheel also
went up from 153 teeth [btw a common chevy size] to 164 teeth in '72 [btw a
common ford size]. Hmmmm...I wonder if a GM "flywheel" (I am pretty sure this is referring to the starter ring gear), would bolt right to the Hornet torque converter. I know that the tooth count on the M-36 is 153 tooth.

So...do I 1. return the Hornet torque converter and just order the correct part with a ring gear. or 2. try to bolt on a GM flywheel (starter ring gear) and see if it works. Any input appreciated.

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