Standard duty or heavy duty flex plate for 350 engine?...
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Standard duty or heavy duty flex plate for 350 engine?...
As I'm building my 200-4R to go in the 1972 Vista Cruiser, I came across slightly worn teeth on the ring gear and starter. Since I will be keeping this car I only want to replace the gear this one time. Is the standard duty flex plate and gear prone to wear or should I upgrade to a heavy duty hardened gear? Does anybody have recommendations for where to buy and what the differences are in quality? I can get a standard duty flex plate for $40 from my local transmission supplier....
Thanks, Tom
Thanks, Tom
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Thanks guys. I didn't have any trouble engaging the starter, but it seems like a good time to do it with the transmission out. The starter gear actually looks pretty worn, so I'll probably swap that out too, although I don't know how much of a bevel it is supposed to have. I don't know if you can replace just the gear on these old American cars or only the whole starter.
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Good idea Eric
Here are pictures of the starter and ring gears. The starter looks fairly worn. I don't think a new one would have quite that much of a bevel? Are these available new separately to put onto my starter ? The ring gear is only mildly worn, but enough where I thought I might as well do preventative maintenance.
Thanks, Tom
Here are pictures of the starter and ring gears. The starter looks fairly worn. I don't think a new one would have quite that much of a bevel? Are these available new separately to put onto my starter ? The ring gear is only mildly worn, but enough where I thought I might as well do preventative maintenance.
Thanks, Tom
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Thanks Eric
Does one of these look like the part I should be looking for?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Delco-St...hUFFR4&vxp=mtr
or
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Starter-...dWRKNn&vxp=mtr
Does one of these look like the part I should be looking for?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Delco-St...hUFFR4&vxp=mtr
or
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Starter-...dWRKNn&vxp=mtr
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