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Re: Fly-wheel, flex-plate ring gear measurement

To: Pete Bronlund <peteb@clear.net.nz>
Subject: Re: Fly-wheel, flex-plate ring gear measurement
From: renaud <renaud@mail.oeonline.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:17:59 -0400
Hi, Pete, From the surface where the starter mounts to the
forward surface of the ring gear on my 4.6L Rover engine
is 43.0-44.0mm.  The ring gear itself is about 9-9.5mm thick.
>From the rear face of block to the flywheel surface is about
21.5-22.0mm.  All dims are eyeballed!    :-)
Regards, Jack Renaud    1979 MGB 4.6L
Pete Bronlund wrote:
> Hi everyone. Can anyone tell me a standard measurement from the face on the
> block back the startermotor mounts to to the face edge of the ring-gear
> preferably on a manual trans setup (automatics would be the same) please?
> My Rover block has had a steel flywheel especially turned and balanced with
> the ring-gear added from a flex-plate. The ancient Lucas starter that weighs
> a ton and is pretty gutless meshes up perfectly but when i invested a modern
> compact light-weight geared unit it installs permanently meshed!. It takes a
> good 0.25" to pack it out.
> Any info appreciated.
> Pete Bronlund
> ALMAC SABRE (under construction)

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