20-07-2018, 11:23 AM
Hi,
I've now got the clutch plate machined and am ready to fit the new ring gear.
However, when I offered the new ring gear up to the newly machined plate it became very obvious that the ring gear is out of round. I don't have the means to measure it accurately but the difference between the maximum and minimum internal diameters is probably close to 1 mm. The ring came from Tony Leslie and he said this is normal and once fitted the gear will shrink down and become round.
I'm sure this is true but I'm just a little concerned the ring will get stuck half on and be difficult to either get fully into position or remove again. Has anyone that has done this noticed this and if so how hard is it to get the ring gear on? Should it just tap into place or do I need to be prepared to apply considerable force.
Any advice would be appreciated.
John.
I've now got the clutch plate machined and am ready to fit the new ring gear.
However, when I offered the new ring gear up to the newly machined plate it became very obvious that the ring gear is out of round. I don't have the means to measure it accurately but the difference between the maximum and minimum internal diameters is probably close to 1 mm. The ring came from Tony Leslie and he said this is normal and once fitted the gear will shrink down and become round.
I'm sure this is true but I'm just a little concerned the ring will get stuck half on and be difficult to either get fully into position or remove again. Has anyone that has done this noticed this and if so how hard is it to get the ring gear on? Should it just tap into place or do I need to be prepared to apply considerable force.
Any advice would be appreciated.
John.