[Wing] Sky Tec Starter model 149-12 PM -RV4, 180HP

[Jaye and Scott Jackson]

Is there any chance that the starter gear was not the same tooth pitch as
the ring gear. I know they come in two sizes and I don't even know if they
can be bolted together if they're not....
Scott in Vancouver
Thanks for the ride last summer and talking me through my back-seat
landing....
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Worden" <wordeng at telus.net>
To: <wing at vansairforce.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 4:07 PM
Subject: [Wing] Sky Tec Starter model 149-12 PM -RV4, 180HP


> After 490 hours and maybe 2000 starts I had a massive failure- broke the
> starter casting right off. It appears that somehow the starter pinion
> managed to climb up on top of the ring gear. Minor scars to the ring gear
> but the starter is toast.
> Any other experience out there? Any idea how this could happen? And no,
the
> starter was not loose on its mounts.
>
>                      George Worden
>
>
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