[AT] flywheel ring gear

[Clint D]

Lew
That what I have done as well, just turn it around, that is unless it 
has stripped teeth or something.

On some of my newer machines that had a ring, the ring was made of a 
rubber/plastic material, and they would strip off the teeth, and higher 
than heck to buy them
Clint

oldiron62 at gmail.com wrote:
>    Hey Lew,   just remove flywheel and heat ring gently lift it off and turn 
> it over. unless thats aready been
> done -:)
>  I been doing this with good results. I know theres some RICH old fellas on 
> these list that will say the tooth angle or taper will be wrong on the other 
> side. but try it you will like the results and price.
> Kevin Mosier
>
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> From: "Lew Best" <bee_keeper at earthlink.net>
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> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 10:06 PM
> Subject: [AT] flywheel ring gear
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>   
>> Hey guys
>>
>> The time has come where I have to change the flywheel ring gear on my
>> 420 JD.  Cant find a good spot on it to start it again.  :-(
>>
>> Probably been over 20 years since I did the last one; first off whats
>> the best way to get the old one off?  Cant recall if I cut it or if I
>> heated it to expand it so it would slide off.
>>
>> Secondly; I recall heating the new one to make it go on but cant recall
>> if I heated it in oil or just kept circling it with a torch to make it
>> expand.  Sure dont wanna mess it up; the new gear is a little over 100
>> bux with shipping!
>>
>> Any suggestions appreciated.
>>
>> Lew Best near Waco, TX
>>
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