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Originally Posted by Johnetattoo
Pretty sure the retainer shouldn't and can not go behind the gear though.
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It can go behind it with zero issue. Doesn't affect it in any way other than the alignment. The retainer is just there to sit in the groove and keep the sprocket from sliding off. There is no magic to the design or advanced engineering. It is just a plate of metal. The only annoying thing about it is tightening the bolts from behind. Another gentleman and I took it a step further and cut down the stock sprocket to the shape of the retainer. Put it on first, then the retainer, then the actual sprocket, who's holes we drilled the threads out of so bolts could pass through. That gave us double the spline engagement along with better alignment and we could bolt it on from the front. 7000 miles later and no negative side effects.