I have a flywheel I woudl like to use but its almost missing a few teeth. Each of the bad ones still has a little material but I wouldnt want to assemble the thing that way. I have easy access to a mig welder as well as cutting tools etc. I am wondering if you guys believe its worthwhile for me to attempt repair on this thing. I am not a welder, maybe 1 hour experience doing it.

If any of you guys have tried repairing a flywheel like this please tell me how it went as well as the results. I dont need perfection, just something a little more reliable.

 

personally, I wouldnt recommend it. I know there are some flywheels that you can heat up and remove the teeth as a whole assembly and put a new one on. but the way that technology is now, I dont foresee many flywheels are still mad ethat way.

 

I was hoping to just build up enough material to finish each of the teeth then grind them down to size. I think i could do a good enough job of making them the right shape but I worry bout their strength. If they are just going to bend or break the first time they come into contact with the starter there is little point. I just dont want to throw away a nice flywheel cause a few teeth are messed up.

I am looking at something like this:
http://rhdjapan.com/images/eba...5.JPG

But worse. Not ground through but more then 50%.

 

It's not worth it in my opinion.