Joe;;;There are several ways you can go, here.
Since you seem satisfied with the engine performance with the stock
flywheel...One would be to just install the new pilot bush that comes
with the kit, and leave the flywheel with its gnarly section of teeth as
is.
Another would be to change the location of the hole in the 'wheel that
is located by the dowel pin on the crankshaft. Moving it 90 deg. should
then move the worn teeth away from the initial spots when the starter
gear first makes contact with the ring gear. (Engines nearly always stop
in the same crankshaft position)
If the teeth look bad enough to change, then go with a new ring gear and
lighten the flywheel at this time.
Dick
From:
jmerone@rocketmail.com(Joe Merone)
I've just pulled the flywheel off of my TR6 as part of my HVDA 5-speed
conversion. I can see two areas of the ring gear (about 10 teeth each)
where the teeth are worn down some (20%). I suspect that this condition
is due to a bad starter that I previously had which sometimes wouldn't
catch right away and would grind every now and then. That went on for a
few years. I've now got a high-torque starter and it's been great and
hasn't given me any problems.
Two questions please:
- Is this ring thing a problem in any way?
- While I've got the flywheel off, is there any advantage to getting it
lightened? I've heard some of the pros and cons to this. Note that my
engine is basically stock with 98K on it, has all the get up and go I
need, and may end up getting a rebuild anyway in 2-3 years.
Thanks,
Joe
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