Re: [Amc-list] starter ring gear

[Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think I would return the Hornet part and contact one of the AMC vendors next to see if any of them offer a shrink-to-fit ring gear for your present torque convertor.  I'm not sure the ring gear is tack welded onto the convertor or not but you should be able to tell by looking.  If you want a used torgue convertor with ring gear I think I have a couple I could sell you.  Mind you, they are used and there is no guarantee regarding contamination or function.  

Regards,
Joe Fulton
Salinas, CA

--- On Tue, 2/3/09, Larry Goltry <lgoltry@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Larry Goltry <lgoltry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Amc-list] starter ring gear
> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 6:26 AM
> 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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