A piece of loose metal in my RGS generator housing

[Stoutgoose]

When I removed my RGS generator housing I found a loose piece of metal (see photos) attached to the magnets.

Any ideas where this metal might have originally come from?

 

[alan james]

Looks like part of the retainer for the starter ring gear.
Alan.

 

[Stoutgoose]

Thanks Alan, does this need to be slotted back into place or does it look like it has sheared? If so, do I need to replace anything?

 

[Stoutgoose]

Is this the culprit? There appears to be part of a tab allen bolted and which has a rough edge. The manual suggests this should be a longer tab. What role does it perform?

 

[Legs]

That's the bit, as Alan said.

 

[Stoutgoose]

It looks like it has been off for a long while. Is the retainer the part I have circled in my pictures above? Can you even obtain new ones now?

That's the bit, as Alan said.

 

[Stoutgoose]

The only part that looks remotely like it in the parts catalogue is 35; described as ‘plate, free wheels gear spindle’.

 

[alan james]

I have one of those. P.M. sent
Alan.