Questions About MIssing Teeth

Posted by A. Bohemian on April 26, 2007 at 07:58:14 from (207.170.88.196):

The only vehicle I've ever knowingly operated with missing teeth was my beloved and much-missed 1966 Volkswagen Beetle, which was missing a couple or so off the flywheel ring gear.

Of course, THIS wasn't a problem as I could just open the engine cover, grab the generator pully, and turn it a little to line up fresh teeth if the bendix couldn't grab.

I'm surprised at how many operate old tractors with missing teeth in the TRANSAXLE (not the ring gear). How practical is this? Doesn't the problem gradually get worse in most cases; that is, don't the adjacent teeth start to disappear?

Or, can one sometimes operate a minimally damaged gear for many years with no problem, provided all the loose metal is removed from the transaxle housing?

I would imagine GOOD replacement gears are hard to find for popular tractors. Are they?

Replies:

• Re: Questions About MIssing Teeth Kelly C 17:51:22 04/26/07 (0)
• Re: Questions About MIssing Teeth David Goode 15:27:07 04/26/07 (0)
• Re: Questions About MIssing Teeth chadd 12:30:26 04/26/07 (0)
• Re: Questions About MIssing Teeth Andy Motteberg 10:06:41 04/26/07 (0)
• Re: Questions About MIssing Teeth Nebraska Cowman 09:41:50 04/26/07 (2)
  • Sorry. I Wasn't Clear A. Bohemian 11:08:02 04/26/07 (1)
    • Re: Sorry. I Wasn't Clear dwag 16:51:29 04/26/07 (0)

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