motive gear issues?
05-21-2010, 02:35 PM
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motive gear issues? i just ordered some motive 3.73s, but my buddy said he has seen significant quality issues with the gear faces prematurely wearing away 1/8''
i know they have a 500 mile break in period, could the customers not have been following this?
what are some of your guys' experiences?
i know they have a 500 mile break in period, could the customers not have been following this?
what are some of your guys' experiences?
05-21-2010, 02:44 PM
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Gear sets that are not broken in properly will wear faster. They need to go through a work hardening process. That said...I just installed a motive set in my 9"...I was sorely disappointed when I looked on the box they came in and it said Made in Korea.
05-21-2010, 03:59 PM
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interesting...
i ordered them from ws6store and the packing label had scoggin dicky (spelling?) and they are the stock performance ones
i'm leaning towards returning them and going with richmonds
i ordered them from ws6store and the packing label had scoggin dicky (spelling?) and they are the stock performance ones
i'm leaning towards returning them and going with richmonds
05-21-2010, 05:12 PM
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Motive standard gears are made in Korea
Motive Performance gears are made in Italy
Most GM gear sets from Motive (performance gears) are reboxed AAM gears.
Gear sets require a proper break-in period
Motive Performance gears are made in Italy
Most GM gear sets from Motive (performance gears) are reboxed AAM gears.
Gear sets require a proper break-in period
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where do you even get the performance ones? ws6store never said which ones you were getting
where i work, i can get richmonds for a very good deal...anyone running them?
where i work, i can get richmonds for a very good deal...anyone running them?
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05-21-2010, 06:11 PM
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I recently ordered Motive gears for my 9 inch through Strange Engineering and received the performance ring and pinion made in Italy....Just a heads up to those of you wanting the performance Motive gears.
05-22-2010, 03:46 PM
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I just got the car all back together and took it for a spin....yes, they whine alittle, but not nearly as bad as the little 10 bolt I used to have. This was my first time setting up a 9" ring and pinion. I was unhappy with the runout on the ring gear...it was .004 no matter how I installed it onto the carrier.
05-22-2010, 04:18 PM
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I just got the car all back together and took it for a spin....yes, they whine alittle, but not nearly as bad as the little 10 bolt I used to have. This was my first time setting up a 9" ring and pinion. I was unhappy with the runout on the ring gear...it was .004 no matter how I installed it onto the carrier.
05-22-2010, 08:09 PM
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AAM or SLP/GM gears seem to be very dependable in terms of quietness. Motive used to be, but since they moved their manufacturing they've been problematic.
The last set I had installed had a "P" in the pinion depth inscription. Great. Try measuring that. Calling their tech support was wasted time. The shop did it the hard way...assemble, measure, disassemble, shim, repeat multiple times.
The last set I had installed had a "P" in the pinion depth inscription. Great. Try measuring that. Calling their tech support was wasted time. The shop did it the hard way...assemble, measure, disassemble, shim, repeat multiple times.
05-22-2010, 09:27 PM
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whine whine whine I just had 411s installed in my 9in ,the guy that did the install said they were motive pro gears. these things whine LIKE A B!TCH. do they usually quiet down after they get broken in? they came in a black box
05-22-2010, 09:42 PM
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Mine came in a black box too. Was the 1st set I ever installed and don't make hardly any noise. Got almost 1200 miles on them now and still going strong. I also put in as much as I could to "beef up" my 10 bolt, so that may have helped some...
05-22-2010, 09:57 PM
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mine is a strange center section and had 3.50s and hardly made any noise.the 411s make ALOT of noise. I,m probably going to take it back and have the installer look at it