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Old Oct 16, 2010 | 09:06 AM
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Unhappy Mc Leod flywheel problem

Has anyone had problems with the McLeod flywheel teeth breaking off? I bought a twin disk clutch kit that has less than 500 miles and no track passes and 2 teeth broke off. I didn't expect this for the price that I paid for it. We will be doing away with the manual and going to a turbo 350 now.
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 04:10 PM
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What kind of engaement did you have from the pinion gear to the starter gear? The most common problem is there is too much engagement and it binds the gears together and then essentially breaks off a tooth.
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Did it sound funny as it turned over?
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 08:13 AM
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What kind of engaement did you have from the pinion gear to the starter gear? The most common problem is there is too much engagement and it binds the gears together and then essentially breaks off a tooth.
i'm not sure. It is my husbands car ,but it was professionally installed. Can we just re-ring it? We are going to change the set-up and put the entire drivetrain in my WS6 and builld a new motor and a turbo 350 trans for his camaro..
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Did it sound funny as it turned over?
It made the typical sound when the starter is dead, yet we just bought the starter 2 months ago and about 10 miles ago. we thought the starter was bad and he went to take it off and found 2 teeth broke of the flywheel.
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Originally Posted by weaklt1
i'm not sure. It is my husbands car ,but it was professionally installed. Can we just re-ring it? We are going to change the set-up and put the entire drivetrain in my WS6 and builld a new motor and a turbo 350 trans for his camaro..
Yes we sell replacment ring gears as well as offer a service to replace the gear for you.
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