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john charlton · 05-17-2020, 01:52 PM

I have several flywheels where the ring gear has been tack welded by MIG at 12. 3, 6, 9,. o,clock. These tacks are about 1" long and no doubt was to cure the problem that you have . The ring gear is junk anyway so no loss there . Looking at the flywheel I can see the welds can be removed fairly cleanly when the flywheel is removed and put on a bench . If you take this route make sure that you ground the welder direct to the flywheel so the ground does not go through the babbit .This should be a permanent cure untill the ring gear needs changing .

John in sunny evening Suffolk County England .

05-17-2020, 01:52 PM	#4
john charlton Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,304	Re: ring gear slipping off I have several flywheels where the ring gear has been tack welded by MIG at 12. 3, 6, 9,. o,clock. These tacks are about 1" long and no doubt was to cure the problem that you have . The ring gear is junk anyway so no loss there . Looking at the flywheel I can see the welds can be removed fairly cleanly when the flywheel is removed and put on a bench . If you take this route make sure that you ground the welder direct to the flywheel so the ground does not go through the babbit .This should be a permanent cure untill the ring gear needs changing . John in sunny evening Suffolk County England .