: Am pretty sure that all the OEM gear-reduction starters used one gear
: pitch (fine-149), and that the other was used only on the OEM
: direct-drive starters (coarse-122).

I don't know about the OEM gear-reduced ones, but Skytech makes their PM in
both flavors. I checked my paperwork last night and it looks like the starter that's
in it is the 149-12LS. I think I need to visually verify this, though. The gap
between the ring gear and starter seems a bit wider than it should be... maybe the
starter is actually a 122-12LS.... or maybe the ring gear teeth are all just worn down
too much.

: I'm sure you are aware that only the outer portion (the "gear") needs
: to be replaced, not the entire support assembly.

Yes... looks like the price on it tends to run about $130-$150

-Cory

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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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