Suzuki Ring Gear for Sale in South Africa
Used, aftermarket and reconditioned parts. Not supplied by Suzuki Auto South Africa.
Part of our full range of Suzuki transmission .
Match ring gear to your model
Choose the model and we'll take ring gear from there.
Suzuki Swift
hatchback
Suzuki Jimny
suv
Suzuki Ertiga
mpv
Suzuki Vitara
crossover
Suzuki Grand Vitara
suv
Suzuki Baleno
hatchback
Suzuki Ignis
hatchback
Suzuki Dzire
sedan
Suzuki XL6
mpv
Suzuki Fronx
crossover
Suzuki Brezza
suv
Suzuki Ciaz
sedan
Suzuki SX4
crossover
Suzuki Celerio
hatchback
Suzuki Alto
hatchback
Suzuki S-Presso
hatchback
Suzuki Super Carry
commercial
Suzuki Eeco
van
Suzuki Kizashi
sedan
Ring Gear for a Suzuki — read this before you order
- What you are really deciding
- Whether a repair, a reconditioned unit or a good used gearbox represents the best value on a car of this age.
- Where Suzuki differs
- Suzuki fields three quite different automatics locally — a conventional torque-converter automatic, a CVT, and the AMT automated manual used on the budget cars. The AMT is a manual gearbox with an actuator bolted to it, so its parts have nothing in common with either of the others despite all three being sold as "auto". Getting that wrong is the most expensive mistake on this page.
- Where the car was built
- Something worth knowing about this marque in particular: a large share of the Suzuki range sold in South Africa is built by Maruti Suzuki in India, while the Jimny comes out of Japan. Cars that look the same on the road can therefore sit on different supply chains, which is one reason we would rather check than assume.
- What to send us
- Whether the car is manual, AMT, CVT or a conventional automatic, plus which engine sits in front of it. With that in front of us we can normally settle the right ring gear without a back-and-forth.
Ring Gear, explained
Two very different parts get called a ring gear, and ordering the wrong one wastes a week. One is the toothed ring shrunk onto the outer edge of the flywheel or flexplate, which the starter motor pinion engages to crank the engine. The other is the crown wheel inside a differential — the large gear the pinion drives to turn the drive through ninety degrees and give the final gear reduction.
Which one you need also depends on the car. The front-wheel-drive Suzukis — Swift, Baleno, Dzire, Celerio, S-Presso, Ignis, Ertiga — carry the final drive inside the gearbox casing. The Jimny is the odd one out, with a live axle front and rear, a differential in each and a transfer case between them, so it has crown wheels the hatchbacks simply do not.
How you know ring gear are on the way out
Recognise any of that? Tell us the model and year and we will go and check what we can get hold of for you.
What customers ask about ring gear
What decides which ring gear fits my Suzuki?
Suzuki fields three quite different automatics locally — a conventional torque-converter automatic, a CVT, and the AMT automated manual used on the budget cars. The AMT is a manual gearbox with an actuator bolted to it, so its parts have nothing in common with either of the others despite all three being sold as "auto". Getting that wrong is the most expensive mistake on this page. In practice the decision in front of you is whether a repair, a reconditioned unit or a good used gearbox represents the best value on a car of this age.
What do you need from me to quote ring gear?
Whether the car is manual, AMT, CVT or a conventional automatic, plus which engine sits in front of it. With that we can usually confirm the right part quickly, and we'll tell you whether we're quoting new, aftermarket or good used rather than leaving you to guess.
Which ring gear does my car actually need?
That depends on the complaint. A starter that grinds without turning the engine points at the flywheel ring gear. A howl from underneath that tracks road speed points at the crown wheel in a differential. The two share a name and nothing else. Give us the VIN and we will confirm which one your car uses.
Can a crown wheel be replaced on its own?
It should not be. The crown wheel and pinion are lapped together as a matched pair when they are made, and a new crown wheel run against an old pinion never beds in properly — it howls from the first week. Buy them as a set and have the backlash and tooth contact pattern set up properly on assembly.
Does the Jimny use different parts here from a Swift?
Completely different. The front-wheel-drive cars carry their final drive inside the gearbox casing, while the Jimny has a live axle at each end with its own differential and a transfer case between them. A crown wheel and pinion for one has nothing to do with the other. Send us the VIN and we will work out which axle setup you have.
Why do only some teeth on the flywheel ring gear get chewed?
Because an engine tends to stop in the same few positions. The starter pinion meets the same short arc of teeth every time, and once those are chipped the pinion skates over them instead of engaging. That is why the car cranks perfectly one day and grinds the next — it comes down to where it happened to stop.
Can the flywheel ring gear be changed separately?
On many designs the ring is shrunk onto the flywheel and can be cut off and a new one heated and fitted, which is a workshop job with the gearbox out. Whether it is worth doing depends on the state of the friction face, because a worn flywheel is best dealt with while everything is already apart. Send the VIN with your quote request and we will match the flywheel to your gearbox.
Further reading on ring gear
Independent sources, not ours. Worth a look if you want the background before you enquire.
Explains crown wheel and pinion final drive and why the two gears are treated as a matched pair.
Covers the flywheel and the starter ring gear fitted around its outer edge.
Background on the ladder-frame Jimny and its live-axle, transfer-case driveline.
Nearby on the car
Complete manual and automatic gearbox units for Suzuki models, tested before they leave the yard
Differential AssemblyComplete differentials for Suzuki models, including the front and rear diffs under the ladder-frame Jimny
Torque ConverterTorque converters for Suzuki automatic gearboxes, quoted with the box where a failure has contaminated the fluid
Valve BodyValve bodies and solenoid packs from Suzuki automatic gearboxes
Transmission PumpOil pumps that build line pressure inside Suzuki automatic gearboxes
Clutch DiscClutch friction plates for manual Suzuki models, normally quoted with the cover and release bearing as a kit
Pressure PlateClutch covers and diaphragm springs for manual Suzuki gearboxes
FlywheelFlywheels and ring gears for Suzuki manual models, machined or replaced when the friction face is heat-scored
Where we send ring gear
Where you are changes the handover, not the sourcing. Collection or courier is settled when we quote.
Send the VIN — we'll find the ring gear
Whether the car is manual, AMT, CVT or a conventional automatic, plus which engine sits in front of it is all we need. We cross-reference it against what we can source and come back with what fits.