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hey all. new ;to the group . i am searching for a flywheel for a 26 Tudor car. or a way to replace the gear teeth on the flywheel. i have been looking for one for about 2 months now and no luck. anyone have any suggestions?
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Hi, I see them on eBay frequently. You may try Gary Wallace (314) 293-1991, chev4cyl@charter.netWhen you do find one all you will receive is a ring with teeth. You must have your flywheel machined to the size of the ring and then it is heated and installed. The machinist will know how to do this.  
RAY Chevradioman http://www.vccacolumbiariverregion.org/1925 Superior K Roadster 1928 Convertible, Sport, Cabriolet 1933 Eagle, Coupe 1941 Master Deluxe 5-Passenger Coupe 1950 Styleline Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 1950 Styleline Deluxe Convertible 2002 Pontiac, Montana, Passenger Van 2014 Impala, 4-Door Sedan, White Diamond, LTZ 2017 Silverado, Double Cab, Z71, 4X4, White, Standard Bed, LTZ If you need a shoulder to cry on, pull off to the side of the road. Death is the number 1 killer in the world.
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Freeze the flywheel and heat the ring gear to put the new ring gear on. To remove the old one just heat it and knock it off
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Original 4-cyl flywheels do NOT have a removeable ring. The teeth are cut into the flywheel. Therefore, it must be machined to receive a new ring with the teeth attached.
RAY Chevradioman http://www.vccacolumbiariverregion.org/1925 Superior K Roadster 1928 Convertible, Sport, Cabriolet 1933 Eagle, Coupe 1941 Master Deluxe 5-Passenger Coupe 1950 Styleline Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 1950 Styleline Deluxe Convertible 2002 Pontiac, Montana, Passenger Van 2014 Impala, 4-Door Sedan, White Diamond, LTZ 2017 Silverado, Double Cab, Z71, 4X4, White, Standard Bed, LTZ If you need a shoulder to cry on, pull off to the side of the road. Death is the number 1 killer in the world.
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My mistake. I stand corrected. Sorry.
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My mistake. I stand corrected. Sorry.
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Well who would have thunk that? guess my flywheel had been machined by a PO.
One may have gone batty trying to remove one that was not removeable! Thanks for making the correction. I have a couple of extra flywheels on some engines that I have salvaged, I guess I best be for protecting them from the elements, even though they are stored inside a building.
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Back Roads is correct in that when you have machined the flywheel to accept the new ring you can cool the flywheel and then heat the ring all the way around the edge and quickly place it on the flywheel. I have seen the rings "pinned" to the flywheel to insure it does not turn if a bad job was done in the installation.
RAY Chevradioman http://www.vccacolumbiariverregion.org/1925 Superior K Roadster 1928 Convertible, Sport, Cabriolet 1933 Eagle, Coupe 1941 Master Deluxe 5-Passenger Coupe 1950 Styleline Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 1950 Styleline Deluxe Convertible 2002 Pontiac, Montana, Passenger Van 2014 Impala, 4-Door Sedan, White Diamond, LTZ 2017 Silverado, Double Cab, Z71, 4X4, White, Standard Bed, LTZ If you need a shoulder to cry on, pull off to the side of the road. Death is the number 1 killer in the world.
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Backyard Mechanic
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I had the same problem,took the flywheel to a machine shop and had the teeth built up by welding and then ground down to match the good ones
Dan
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i repair the ring gear the same way as 26 chevy said have done about 4 and it works . first there is only about four teeth that give problems . i also touch up the other teeth for burrs on cars with a removable dust cover on the flywheel i have repaired on the car with out removing the flywheel . hope this helps
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Backyard Mechanic
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the formula for an interferance or shrink fit is .001" (1 thou) per inch plus a thou so a 13" diameter flywheel is .013"plus .001"= .014" (14 thou )intereferance. if you do have a shrunk on ring gear you can also rotate it about 30 degrees to use the good teeth . caution on refitting as not to place the leading edge of the teeth on the wrong way around.
Jim
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