Flywheel starter ring gear

Refit

1. Clean bolt holes in crankshaft using an old drive plate bolt with two saw cuts at an angle of 45°to the bolt shank.
2. Clean drive plate and mating face of crankshaft.
3. Fit drive plate to crankshaft.

4. Fit NEW bolts securing drive plate to crankshaft and tighten progressively in sequence shown to 100 Nm. Remove tool 18G 1746.
5. Fit automatic gearbox. See AUTOMATIC GEARBOX - ’JF403E’, Repairs.

FLYWHEEL STARTER RING GEAR

Service repair no - 12.53.19

Remove

1. Remove flywheel. See this section.

2. Apply a cold chisel in root of one of ring gear teeth, strike chisel with hammer to break ring gear.
3. Remove starter ring gear.

Refit

1. Clean flywheel and starter ring gear.
2. Heat new starter ring gear evenly to 350°C, indicated when the ring is a light blue colour.
3. Locate ring gear on flywheel and press ring gear hard against flange on flywheel.
4. Ensure ring gear is correctly seated around the complete circumference of flywheel and allow to cool.
5. Fit flywheel. See this section.