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Flywheel ring gear heads up

Post by Dan Hatch » Mon Jun 23, 2025 3:47 pm

I am in the process of rebuilding some flywheels. Installing new ring gears, like I have done many times before.
Tried to install a new brass screw in a hole about halfway through and would not start. Turns out some chinaman missed tapping it. This is second one I have seen in a couple years. Not sure of the age of this ring gears, but watch out guys.
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Re: Flywheel ring gear heads up

Post by Henry K. Lee » Mon Jun 23, 2025 6:00 pm

Sent the memo to my cousin One Hung Low and he is on it! He says....,"Capitalist B@sT@rds want everything perfect".
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Re: Flywheel ring gear heads up

Post by Dan Hatch » Mon Jun 23, 2025 7:38 pm

I should have known!
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Re: Flywheel ring gear heads up

Post by speedytinc » Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:02 pm

Is the area of the threads to hard to re-tap?
I ask because I have one with the wrong bolt pattern.
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Re: Flywheel ring gear heads up

Post by Dan McEachern » Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:31 pm

Be aware there are ring gears out there wit the original #14-24 threads and also i believe 1/4-24 threads. This came about around 10 years ago due to some supplier mix up so make sure you use the correct screws. Snyders has screws with both threads available in their catalog as do most other parts suppliers. The ring gears are soft enough to retap or redrill if you need to.
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Re: Flywheel ring gear heads up

Post by Dan Hatch » Mon Jun 23, 2025 10:14 pm

All the new I have run into are 1/4” x24.
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Re: Flywheel ring gear heads up

Post by ModelTWoods » Mon Jun 23, 2025 11:46 pm

Henry K. Lee wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 23, 2025 6:00 pm
 Sent the memo to my cousin One Hung Low and he is on it! He says....,"Capitalist B@sT@rds want everything perfect".
Won Hung Low also said, " Not to mention your Supreme Leader is trying to screw us China men with high tariffs."
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Re: Flywheel ring gear heads up

Post by browning » Tue Jun 24, 2025 7:43 am

He is the brother in law of the QC manager, Som Ting Wong.
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