flywheel gear ring

torval

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I would like to find a flywheel ring gear for an Oliver 60. It is a 97 tooth gear.
Anyone have any ideas? Already checked with Korves Oliver.
 
If I had the tractor split, I'd do my darndest to find a NOS ring gear. I can't help you with that. Sometimes a new starter drive, even if you don't think you need one, will buy you time.

If the flywheel teeth aren't chamfered, it is usually possible to heat the old gear with a torch, remove it, and reinstall upside down. Don't overdo the heat, keep playing the torch around the gear until it expands just enough.

If the teeth are chamfered and you're not willing to bet that the gear will still do its job upside down, take a piece of chalk and mark the flywheel where the gear is worn in one spot. Then heat the gear and turn it until the worn spot is beyond the marks.

I'm talking about ring gears in general, which I have done, and not an Oliver 60 in particular, which I haven't.

Most of you probably know this trick, but maybe somebody doesn't.

Zeke B.
 

I have welded-up and re-profiled(with a die-grinder) bad teeth on obsolete flywheel ring gears in the past.

Seems like often the bad ring gear teeth occur in just one place along the circumference...and welding up a few ring gear teeth is a doable option for an un-obtainable part. However if a bunch of teeth are bad or perhaps the entire circumference has bad teeth...probably be best to find a used flywheel with a good gear...
 

Do you have the flywheel off to get a good look at it?

I mean you just have to look to see if it's bi-directional. My guess is probably not...but I ain't an Oliver guy.

What brand of engine is it?...Might not be an Oliver...could be a Continental or Hercules or something like that...maybe something available through Dorman or A&I?
 
How did you damage the starter ring? Did you convert to 12v and
used the 6v starter or was it 12 v?
 
(quoted from post at 08:12:11 08/23/17) How did you damage the starter ring? Did you convert to 12v and
used the 6v starter or was it 12 v?

No, it is just years of wear on the teeth.
 

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