Alex - I'll take 914 6 ring gear damage for $1000, "what do High Torque starters do" Options

[SLITS]

I get them crossed up as I really don't deal with the electrical ... sorry.

[rfuerst911sc]

My 1983 911SC has a hi-torque starter that I purchased from Pelican Parts over 5 years ago. Don't remember the brand but it has performed perfectly for all these years with no indication of pending doom (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . This is a 915 transmission with everything being stock other than the starter. On my 914 I have a 1978 3.0 with a KEP ring gear, 901 transmission and a 911 turbo Bosch starter. I bought this starter as a rebuild from a someone that used it in a photo shoot of some kind . Been using it for 2 + years now and knock on wood no problems to date. So it would appear your luck with either for a while was hit or miss, hopefully this is no longer a problem.

[larryM]

Now, the flywheel looks great and I understand that it can be machined and have a new ring gear welded on. (I saved it as well as the relatively new starter.) I have seen a number of flywheels with removable or replaceable ring gears and have been considering one for the new race 2.7 I have for "other" 914.

Would it be worth it to have it machined for a replaceable ring gear as well as lightened and balanced?

so - where can I have said ring gear replacement solution done on a 911-914/6 215mm FW ??

I like the "spare" idea & hate to throw away an otherwise usable FW if the thing can be reclaimed

(infamous M-Meister claims they do it - but i tried that once & they screwed up the whole works by incorrectly surfacing the surface (which i had told them NOT to do - I even taped it over with big bold labeling saying DO NOT SURFACE)

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[sixnotfour]

Kennedy sells the ring gears and probably will do it , I never asked just bought the ring gears.

[JoeSharp]

I bought mine at Pelican and am a happy camper, wish I could say the same thing about the throtle cable they sell us for the -6's.

[sean_v8_914]

terry cable had the wrong example for teh 914 six throttle cable. tool guy let me borrow a real SIX cable. ask them for teh same one they made for S & S FAbrication in san diego. it is exact length for a stock six...or Ill send you one if you need it

[larryM]

NADA - (not NAPA) -

KEP says today they do not sell or do a fix for damaged ring gears on 2.0-2.7 flywheeels

Now, the flywheel looks great and I understand that it can be machined and have a new ring gear welded on. (I saved it as well as the relatively new starter.) I have seen a number of flywheels with removable or replaceable ring gears and have been considering one for the new race 2.7 I have for "other" 914.

Would it be worth it to have it machined for a replaceable ring gear as well as lightened and balanced?

so - where can I have said ring gear replacement solution done on a 911-914/6 215mm FW ??

I like the "spare" idea & hate to throw away an otherwise usable FW if the thing can be reclaimed

(infamous M-Meister claims they do it - but i tried that once & they screwed up the whole works by incorrectly surfacing the surface (which i had told them NOT to do - I even taped it over with big bold labeling saying DO NOT SURFACE)

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[sixnotfour]

tell em you need a 12 volt bug ring gear, I got 4 from them last year no problem.

[larryM]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) RIMCO VW does it all - $130 includes the new ring, plus ship

RIMCO

just put in a box & follow the instructions on their site

tell em you need a 12 volt bug ring gear, I got 4 from them last year no problem.

aha! - love this site - somebody always has the answer

for future reference see this

"You can have the flywheel ring gear replaced by experienced machine shops such as Rimco or Competition Engineering or others, and then have them re-balance it and the clutch. .... They will maching off the old gear, and heat the new ring gear and press it on the flywheel, and spot weld it into place, locking it down. "

ring gear damage

and on eBay - search for ATP ZA-550 Flywheel Ring Gear

also see ring gear

"912 and post-'67 VW utilize a 130 tooth ring gear resulting in a larger ring diameter. The dimension between the starter axis and flywheel axis is identical for all VW and pre-'89 Porsche. This means that the starter gear diameter must be different for 911"

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[larryM]

fwiw - I talked to Matt at IMI - (HI-Torque) today 11-13-2012

- He says ALL the Porsche starters they make DO NOT REQUIRE SHIMS

- says that ALL Porsche are 1.3 inches from mounting flange to contact-point of ring gear teeth

(my IMI from Pelican is part number 101N - (I see others on web, eBay, etc that do not carry the N suffix) -

also says there is a "clone" being sold on eBay that is giving them fits - it is sold as a "hybrid"

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[larryM]

here is a picture of the RIMCO repaired ring gear

one-day turn-around

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