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Herb Concord Ca · 11-07-2018, 11:59 AM

I took apart a transmission that was given to me last year.
I noted that the cluster gear, the first/reverse gear and the second/high gear had teeth that had pitts on them.
I've heard for years not to use gears with pitted teeth, but what problems do they cause?
Thanks

Jim Brierley · 11-07-2018, 12:06 PM

Can you post a photo? It depends on how badly they are pitted.

J Franklin · 11-07-2018, 12:18 PM

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Most of the trouble it will cause is noise and maybe a bit faster wear of the surface. If you are building a parade car then don't even worry about it.

11-07-2018, 11:59 AM	#1
Herb Concord Ca Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Concord CA Posts: 635	pitted transmission gear teeth with I took apart a transmission that was given to me last year. I noted that the cluster gear, the first/reverse gear and the second/high gear had teeth that had pitts on them. I've heard for years not to use gears with pitted teeth, but what problems do they cause? Thanks

11-07-2018, 12:06 PM	#2
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,085	Re: pitted transmission gear teeth with Can you post a photo? It depends on how badly they are pitted.

11-07-2018, 12:18 PM	#3
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,959	Re: pitted transmission gear teeth with Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Most of the trouble it will cause is noise and maybe a bit faster wear of the surface. If you are building a parade car then don't even worry about it.