Hyundai H100 Ring Gear
Ring Gear for the Hyundai H100 — new, used and aftermarket stock, quoted once we know which H100 you are running
What Are Hyundai H100 Ring Gear?
The ring gear is the toothed outer ring the starter pinion bites into to crank the engine. Before anything else, we need to know whether your Hyundai is a manual or an automatic — Hyundai offered both on nearly every model sold here, and on a manual the ring gear is part of the flywheel while on an automatic it sits on the flexplate behind the torque converter. Two different parts, two different prices, two different jobs. Chewed teeth are almost always a symptom rather than a cause: a starter whose Bendix has gone lazy slams into the ring gear instead of meshing with it, so replacing the ring gear without sorting the starter buys you the same failure twice.
Signs You Need New Ring Gear
What a parts desk needs to know about your H100
What changes across the range
Ordering ring gear for a H100 starts with the generation: Porter, Porter II and the H100 bakkie.
Dropside, tipper and canopy conversions mean the load body is frequently not standard, so load-bed and rear-body parts have to be matched to the conversion rather than to the model.
Worth knowing: the H100no Kia equivalent — a dedicated light-commercial cab-over platform.
What we check on ring gear
- •The generation code, because H100 parts lists split on it
- •The engine family — this H100 was sold with the 2.5 and 2.6 diesels as badged on the SA derivatives
- •Manual or automatic, the number of gears, and the engine it is bolted to
- •Whether the car is pre- or post-facelift within its generation
In South Africa the H100 is mostly small-business transport that is loaded to its limit daily, which is why clutch, driveline and front-suspension parts dominate demand rather than trim or electronics. That is the wear pattern we stock and source against.
Hyundai H100 Ring Gear FAQs
Will ring gear from another H100 fit mine?
Not automatically. The H100 sold in South Africa as Porter, Porter II and the H100 bakkie, and dropside, tipper and canopy conversions mean the load body is frequently not standard, so load-bed and rear-body parts have to be matched to the conversion rather than to the model. Send us the generation code off your VIN plate and we will confirm it either way before anything is dispatched.
What should I send you when asking about H100 ring gear?
The VIN is the single most useful thing — a photo of the plate is fine. Failing that, the generation code and the engine code off the block. The H100 ran as Porter, Porter II and the H100 bakkie, so the generation is what narrows the search.
Is my Hyundai a manual or an automatic? Why does that decide the part?
Because the ring gear lives in two different places. On a manual it is part of the flywheel; on an automatic it sits on the flexplate behind the torque converter. Hyundai offered both on nearly every model sold here, so until we know which one you have we cannot price it. Two different parts, two different jobs.
What does a worn starter ring gear sound like?
Grinding on start, the starter spinning without engaging, and a crunch as the pinion catches a damaged tooth. The tell is that it only happens from certain parking positions — that means the wear is on one arc of the ring and the engine has stopped with those teeth facing the starter.
Can the ring gear be replaced on its own, or does the flywheel go too?
On older Hyundais with a heat-shrunk ring, a competent machinist can press the old one off and fit a new one. Where a dual-mass flywheel is fitted, replacement generally means the whole flywheel. Send the engine code and we will tell you which of the two you are dealing with before you commit to anything.
What does a Hyundai ring gear cost in South Africa?
It depends entirely on whether you need a standalone ring or a complete flywheel. Request a free quote with your engine code and we will price both routes — a good used flywheel with a sound ring gear often comes in under a new ring on its own.
Should the starter be replaced at the same time?
Almost always, yes. The starter is usually what chewed the ring gear in the first place — a tired Bendix or a lazy solenoid slams the pinion into the teeth instead of meshing with them. Fitting a new ring gear behind the old starter buys you the same failure again, and the labour twice.
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Get your H100 ring gear matched properly
A part number from the old unit, or simply your VIN, is enough for us to identify the right ring gear for your H100.