I think my starter ring gear teeth need braces or something...
My STech starter has been making some strange noises so I investigated the flywheel and attached is a picture of what the teeth look like.
It looks like the starter has run along the side of the ring gear instead of meshed with the gear correctly.
The starter teeth look great.
The engine is a Lycoming and it has about 15 hours since overhaul from a reputable shop and I did not notice that the teeth looked damaged when I put the engine back on and I had to install the flywheel during the process.
The airplane also had an annual condition inspection since the overhaul and I remember the A&P specifically looking at the teeth and he did not notice anything.
So now I am wondering if this ring gear is still serviceable.
If not does the ring gear get removed and replaced on the existing flywheel?
If I need a new flywheel will that affect my engine balance? I know the connecting rods were static balanced but I do not know about the crankshaft and flywheel assembly.
What could have caused this? There does not seem too much that I could have done wrong and the overhaul shop was the one that installed the starter and they ran the engine on the stand a number of times.
Any help/ advice would be greatly appreciated.
THANKS!!!
My STech starter has been making some strange noises so I investigated the flywheel and attached is a picture of what the teeth look like.
It looks like the starter has run along the side of the ring gear instead of meshed with the gear correctly.
The starter teeth look great.
The engine is a Lycoming and it has about 15 hours since overhaul from a reputable shop and I did not notice that the teeth looked damaged when I put the engine back on and I had to install the flywheel during the process.
The airplane also had an annual condition inspection since the overhaul and I remember the A&P specifically looking at the teeth and he did not notice anything.
So now I am wondering if this ring gear is still serviceable.
If not does the ring gear get removed and replaced on the existing flywheel?
If I need a new flywheel will that affect my engine balance? I know the connecting rods were static balanced but I do not know about the crankshaft and flywheel assembly.
What could have caused this? There does not seem too much that I could have done wrong and the overhaul shop was the one that installed the starter and they ran the engine on the stand a number of times.
Any help/ advice would be greatly appreciated.
THANKS!!!