Re: Holy Crap Not again

["Mark Price" <mprice@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I know you already bought a new one, but, when the ring on my flywheel was torn up I just paid the local shop $10 to flip it over for a fresh edge! This only works if the teeth aren't completely gone. It sounds like yours may have been.
Freezing and heating should allow you to drop it right on.
Mark Price


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From: "Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 18:49:29 -0600

>Yep, it's that time of the week again
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>Primary Subject:  FLYWHEELS
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>Secondary Subject and what I need help with:
>STARTER RING GEAR REMOVE & REPLACE
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>OK, OK, It was easy to remove the old one I just beat the puppy  off
>with a hammer and punch. I rapped it a bit here and a bit there and pretty
>soon the thing fell off. Man I don't grasp how it could have done anything
>but miss bite the starter bendix drive for at least the last 20,000 miles.
>It's
>just flat amazing to what level some stuff can be abused and still function.
>So then I got a new one from NAPA for less than $27. I noticed it's not a
>one piece unit, it's made from a piece of rectangular stock with the teeth
>cut
>and then it was rolled and a butt forge type weld was done to make it
>continuous.
>Should I just beat it on like I beat the other one off? Or should I freeze
>the
>flywheel and heat the starter ring gear to about 200 degrees and then beat
>it on quick?
>Any one had experience? Good? Bad?
>Please let me know,
>Thanks,
>Armand (first timer at replacing starter ring gear)
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