Timing gear one unit on the crank?

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Animammel
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Timing gear one unit on the crank?

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Teeth broken on the gear, do I need to replace entire crank or can it just be replaced. never mind monkeys, looks like zebras worked on this motor.

Dont want to strip down everything for no reason.

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Re: Timing gear one unit on the crank?

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ive not examined mine that closely, but i thought that most cranks were machined from a solid lump of metal, if thats the case then you wont be able to remove the timing gear.

i would be worried about where that lost tooth is, and i would guess that a new engine might not be a bad investment considering the possible cost of stripping and rebuilding your current lump?
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Re: Timing gear one unit on the crank?

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I think the sproket might be machine pressed on? No idea about replacing the sprocket. Im sure ive seen whole cranks on ebay so might be worth a look.
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Re: Timing gear one unit on the crank?

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Pistons fine, barrel very good, just bought new head. Stuff is adding up, I will have a look see.

I hope this is the last bit of cash spent as its gonna be a 2 minute noodle month as of now.

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