tooth missing from flywheel hurt anything??

[Foxfan88]

i had someone buy a spare flywheel i had to day and came back and wanted a refund, there was 1 tooth broken off. i never noticed it. I got to wondering, will just 1 tooth missing hurt anything??

 

[bluevenom867]

Good question...I dont know.I guess it could hurt the starter gear or lock it up.

But probably nothing...

 

[Roland69]

maby he broke it off.

 

[mustangphil]

I don't think it would. I think that at the worst it'll just skip the starter by one tooth, or who knows, if it happens to stop right at the starter, it may not catch on?

 

[Foxfan88]

ttt

i duno
i was wondering b/c he was all wanting his money back, the flywheel was great except for one tooth.

 

[jrichker]

The missing tooth will eventually chew up the starter gear and make more missing teeth.

 

[RsStanG1987]

Fox Fan is a shady ebay scammer selling broken stuff shame on you...

 

[FORCED2DV8]

It could cause more damage to other teeth if it repeatedly hits on the same spot where the tooth is missing, but what are the chances, You never know where it going to stop, or where th starter is going to engage, Its a Gamble.

 

[mustangjoe87]

I don't think it would. I think that at the worst it'll just skip the starter by one tooth, or who knows, if it happens to stop right at the starter, it may not catch on?

My mom had a lincoln that knocked a few teeth of the ring gear, she used to grab a wrench from the trunk turn the crank and start it when that happened. I was like 4 years old then.

 

[Roland69]

In my best Con from King of the hill voice. "ahh you mom a rednek she use anything to start car.

 

[Roland69]

That reminds me hoe hard some women drive my Mom used to have a old Feurry (spelling) and it was an auto but she would rip around like it was a manual I remember verry clear the last time she did that cause I thought the car was rearended or something lol. I remember tyring to help my dad when I was like 8 tear the car apart and seeing a bunch of broken gears and teeth from I don't know what it was to long ago and I was 8.

 

[88GT17MA]

give him his refund......idiot

 

[soylentgreen]

Wouldn't it be obvious if a tooth was missing?

Anyway, I'm guessing the flywheel would work in a pinch...but it's bound to create problems later on.

 

[rd]

It will eventually chew up the starter gear, and such and that will damage more teeth.

I have not had a Mustang stick car, but on many flywheels, I believe you can replace the ring gear if you have to. May make the cost of the whole deal too high though.

 

[Foxfan88]

give him his refund......idiot

umm i did...