Well, I just ordered the expensive ring gear (2GA-6384-A) which should fit. If this doesn't work out, I'll contact jmadsen for his assistance. Thanks everyone. I learned quite a bit from this discussion.

 

Well, I just received the 2GA-6384 ring gear and am happy to report that it is the correct ring gear that I need. So even though many people believe that the 226 only used a 114 tooth ring gear, some 226's sported the 112 tooth gear / flywheel. Why? Who knows . . . probably only the Ford engineers who designed them. I must admit though that the 114 tooth gear was much more popular and is still available at a number of outlets. The 112 tooth? No so much as I got the last one from All Ford Parts and as far as I know only Hagen Auto still claims to have one. Now, if you install a V8 flywheel on the 226, the 112 tooth gear for the V8 is also still readily available. Thanks again everyone for the help!!

 

Have you put the new ring gear on yet? I've never done one but it looks like an interesting process.

 

No, but I did remove the old one (without breaking it) so I could more accurately measure it. Used my oxy-acetylene cutting torch to heat it up and remove it. Took about 5 minutes of warming and a brass punch to knock it off since the flywheel is such a large heat sink. Installing I should think is easier since you can heat the ring gear separately and then drop it onto a cool flywheel. I will install the gear probably this weekend and then send the flywheel out for resurfacing.

 

It also doesn't hurt to put the flywheel in the freezer for a while as well. I have done this task a couple of times. It helps to have the flywheel sitting on a nice flat surface. If all of the stars and planets are aligned properly, the ring should just drop right into place - assuming you have heated the ring gear up sufficiently!

 

I'm guessing in MI all you need to do to get the flywheel cold is throw it in a snow bank!

 

Exactly how I do it. I put the ring gear in the oven on low heat......it drops right on. Then walk away and let it cool slowly.

 

I hope I missed my chance at throwing it into a snow bank. It is a whooping 41 degrees here today and the snow is starting to melt down. I have to temper my enthusiasm though because here in Michigan the weather is always changing. The saying goes "If you don't like the weather, wait a day, it will change".

 

So....for today, the freezer is actually colder than it is outside!

My wife always loves it when I bring parts into the kitchen!

 

I can imagine . . . I tried to put a car part in my wife's oven once and caught an earful. Never again while she is home!

 

Glad you got the correct gear. As sloppy as those starter gears mesh with the flywheel gear, would a two tooth difference actually make a difference? I kinda doubt it. Guess it would be determined by the thickness of the teeth.

 

I'm not sure but from what I know, Ford used a 10 tooth starter drive gear for the 112 tooth ring gear and a 9 tooth starter drive gear for the 114 tooth ring gear. This is actually what caused me to look into the different ring gears as I noticed that Mac's sell a starter drive for the V8 flatheads with the same part number as the one they sell for the 226. I assume it is a 10 tooth and I thought since the V8 never used a 114 tooth ring gear they must be for a 112 tooth ring gear. I plan on replacing my "bendix" starter drive with one of the more modern barrel type drives and I believe they are all 10 tooth units for the flathead. I don't think they would mesh well with a 114 tooth gear. But, I could be mistaken . . .

 

You won't believe this but the darn 2GA-6384 ring gear didn't fit! The ID was too large. The original was 13.040" while the "2GA" I received was 13.090". Fifty thousands too big which allowed it to drop over the flywheel without heating. Not good!! Now I suppose the ring gear could not actually be a "2GA" as it has no part number or it could be I need a different ring gear. If anyone has a good ring gear with these dimensions please let me know.

13.040" Inside Diameter
14.190" Outside Diameter
.575" Inside Diameter to Top Of Tooth
.370" Thickness

I think I may be looking at purchasing a used flywheel at this point!