Thank you very much Sir. Doing homework on my crawler, it's clear the engine has to be removed to get at the flywheel (whether or not the ring gear on the flywheel is integral or slip-on). More description: The back of the engine has the bell housing (thankfully with a big access area where I can re...

Thanks for the helpful suggestions! Good ideas here. There may indeed be sufficient room to use the recommended "sandwich, run-on and run-off" tabs. I'll examine this possibility closely. Agree it would be very good to rotate the teeth ring on the flywheel to change the locations of repeat...

Speaking with various experienced persons and continuing to read up, I plan: - 220 volt stick welder, old buzz box - use AC 7018 rod - warm the flywheel first with torch to approx. a couple hundred degrees - not sure what amp setting to use? - no need for heat dam or worry of splatter - no real gain...

I have a 1978 crawler loader, diesel engine. At two locations on the flywheel, a tooth is missing. Reading around on the Internet suggests many have welded and filed/ground to shape new teeth successfully. I am not sure what metal the flywheel is made of. I have done a little welding and have both a...