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TR6 Starter not engaging into ring gear

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New ring gear installed. Now to put it all back together.
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Hmmm... looks similar to what was on there before -- but then I thought that one looked backwards too:

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I would expect the bevel to be on the side the pinion comes in from.

Okay - time to hear from someone who really knows TR6s.
 
Maybe I can clear this up. First let me say "good eyes".
The Original ring gear had the bevel facing AWAY from the starter pinion. Don't ask me why it was put on that way. I can only surmise that the flywheel may have been used in other Triumph cars where the starter came from the other direction.
When the NEW one was put on yesterday, I faced the bevel towards the "business end" of the starter.
 
Rear facing bevel may have been a hold over from the 250's and some early 69 Inertia Starter days... I'm not sure the bevel was even important when the switch to the pre-engaged starter was adapted. I haven;t looked at a stock pre-engaged TR6 starter in a few years but I seem to remember the teeth of it's pinion were beveled.
 
DavidApp said:
Did you shrink it on and are you going to do any auxiliary attachment?

David
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Yes, it was heated and shrunk onto the flywheel. No other attachment was made. The new ring gear was 0.01" smaller than the original so I decided to just heat it and drop it on.
 
Flywheel and clutch installed today. Waiting for help with the transmission.
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Herman talked me into replacing my McLeod pressure plate when the disc came apart due to changes during the manufacturing process. -Less than 20,000 miles when a spring worked it's way out. I'd like to suggest you closely examine your plate before putting it all back together. Attached is a picture of my failed disc.
 

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Thanks for the heads up. There's about 4,000 miles on it. I
will have a look at it tomorrow.
What did you replace yours with?
 
Actually, I don't know. I had to get the proper bushing from Herman, so I also got whatever he suggested and had to ship me ASAP. As you can see from this picture, the retainers for the springs are much beefier than the failed one. Also be sure to lube the shaft where the disc spline rides on the shaft spline very well, but not so much that it slings grease out. -It's important that the disc is able to move a little on the spline when the clutch is operated. And equally important that the disc is never contaminated by grease.
 

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Spent Saturday and Sunday putting the transmission, interior and everything else back together. It starts great now!
It's On The Road Again....

 
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