Hi this is my first time posting on any forum so please excuse any mistakes.  Basically I recently bought a 91 stock Savage, I decided to check the  starter assembly only to find one tooth missing from the main starter gear.  I have ordered a second hand starter clutch upgrade as per info on this site.
My questions are:
                        1. Will a 2007 stator cover fit my 91
                        2.Will my stator fit the newer cover
                        3.Will I need to use washers with the new case
                        4.Should I replace the damaged starter gear
                        5.If I decide to rework the original case do I need to
                          bring it to a engineering shop, if not how/ tools etc
                        6.What size are the washers

As these parts are hard to get here my poor Aunty who is a nun in Florida, has agreed to bring parts over for me when she comes on her annual visit home next month, so its important I get the right parts.
Thanks regards Jake.
                          P.S. Are there any other members living in Ireland?[font=Sans-Serif][/font]

Thanks for the quick reply. I probably should have said that I have scoured the Internet including the link you supplied without finding the answers to the questions I posted. I did ask Verslagen about the compatability of the newer cases but couldn't give me a definite answer. If you could take a look at my questions again that would be great. Thanks

1.I'll have check my records, but the latest I know I used is a 2002.
2.I don't think there's any changes to the stator that would interfere.
3/6.yes, don't know right off hand, thin.
4.I would if I didn't want to ever open her up again.
5.I would recommend it, but yes it could be done with enough ingenuity.
One of my managers was from england, brought up in the old fashion of apprenticeship.  Told me how he had to go down in a mine and replace a woodruff key with only a file to make a new keyway.  so yes it can be done, if I need to tell you how, then I wouldn't recommend it.

P.S. in the cafe, there's a members map with listings all over the world.

Have been looking at second hand covers, not all vendors know the age of their covers and its hard to tell from the pictures. I was told by one that an 07 would not fit a 97 bike but im not sure that is true as the part number doesn't seem to have changed since 96. I did notice on the 07 cover that their was a letter B embossed inside the cover which seems absent on any of the older cases I have seen. Im still trying to decide whether I should try and rework my old case.  From what Ive read it looks like a drill small hacksaw and a small file will do the job if done carefully or am I being naive?
Im still trying to decide whether its worth buying a puller and starter clutch  when the only damage seems to be one broken tooth on the main starter gear.

I'd be leery of Chinese made starter clutches with really low costs

This is the link, http://m.ebay.com/itm/321768535040?nav=SEARCH they're in Taiwan   All positive comments on eBay   Having said that I'd like to hear from someone who has bought one.

I contacted ebay site and strangely they do not include the ring gear