M923A2 ring gear

[Alexsha]

How hard is it to install a ring gear in an m923a2? I'm looking at an out of state purchase and the seller said the following:

"Military removed ring gear so cannot be started."

What would this cost me and how long/involved would it be?

 

[patracy]

Ring gear as in the flywheel?

 

[gimpyrobb]

No "flywheel" on an auto!

 

[Alexsha]

Yeah, all he says is "ring gear" and the only reference I can find in the TMs is a flywheel ring gear.

 

[73m819]

Almost ALL engines have a ring gear, either on the flywheel or flex plate, is the trans in the truck, VERY strange if the military removed the ring gear and Reinstalled the trans, if the trans is installed, I would look at a bad starter drive. This truck would have to be either very special or cheap to get me to look at it.

 

[Alexsha]

$4500 and here is a picture:

 

[patracy]

No "flywheel" on an auto!

Sorry that was at midnight, flexplate.

 

[patracy]

Almost ALL engines have a ring gear, either on the flywheel or flex plate, is the trans in the truck, VERY strange if the military removed the ring gear and Reinstalled the trans, if the trans is installed, I would look at a bad starter drive. This truck would have to be either very special or cheap to get me to look at it.

This completely.

 

[Castle Bravo]

Its also possible that the seller doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

[73m819]

Its also possible that the seller doesn't know what he's talking about.

ALSO the ring gear is tacked to the flywheel or flex plate after the install, most of the time when a ring gear needs replacing, a complete (ring gear already installed) flex plate or fly wheel is installed because it is a lot simpler and faster r&r. and a lot of people DO NOT know how to install a ring gear, so with what the OP stated, I would be VERY cautious in buying this truck, could turn into a deep money pit VERY QUICK, could have a BAD engine, trans, ect., without knowing the condition of the engine/trans., the truck is worth a bit more then scrap price, also IF the truck was worth fixing at a reasonable cost, the OWNER would have fixed it because you can get more for a RUNNING truck then a NON-runner.

 

[KaiserM109]

... This truck would have to be either very special or cheap to get me to look at it.

Ditto, Except for the fact that GL had taken all M939 series trucks off the auctions, I would tell you to cruise GL. $4500 in no bargain, even for a "Truck was driven onto the lot" truck, much less one with some wierd problem.

 

[73m819]

Another question to ask the owner, "How did he get the truck from GL to where it now sits", the more I think about this deal, the MORE I feel BAD VIBS, and the STINK is getting stronger.

In another words hold on to your money and find a RUNNING truck.

 

[73m819]

HAVE a SS member LOOK and PUT HANDS on the truck and report back to you, for $4,500, you CAN find a running, driving truck, this truck has no cover and bows, as I said, you can get a running truck in the same condition for $4500

 

[plode]

Could they mean the ring gear in the differential?
Doesn't exactly make sense with the "can't be started" bit though. Would be more of a cannot be driven.

 

[patracy]

Could they mean the ring gear in the differential?
Doesn't exactly make sense with the "can't be started" bit though. Would be more of a cannot be driven.

There's not really a "ring" gear in the diffs of a rockwell. Just the gear set and the bull gear sets. The large bull gear is sort of a ring though. But a busted diff wouldn't prevent the engine from being started.

 

[Alexsha]

More info from the seller:

"The starter turns the ring gearto turn the engine."

Wtf?

 

[RustyM923]

More info from the seller:

"The starter turns the ring gearto turn the engine."

Wtf?

Yes. That's true.

It's the ring gear on the flex plate.

Without the ring gear, there's nothing for the starter pinion to drive.

 

[acme66]

Hey I think I just posted a question about this very same truck, in Great Falls right? I am only looking for parts but I remain curious as to how this could be. As for the prices, $4500 for a 'towed to lot' seems to be sort of the norm out in the boonies of Montana. 923's with turbo running hit $7000-$8000 all the time. Dumptrucks $10,000.