5-6 driven gear chipped

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Mar 9, 2008 | 09:18 PM

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5-6 driven gear chipped

So we tore down my T56 for rebuild and while pulling off the 5-6 driven gear we chipped the edge of a tooth. Wanted to get some opinions on the severity of it. I would like to replace it but they are about $200 new. I am hoping to get a take off from someone for alot cheaper though.

I am guessing I could run it but it would prob make noise and maybe cause later failure. I dont think its worth the risk. Give me your opinions.....

Mar 9, 2008 | 10:22 PM

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It will be fine . Its very common for this to happen when using a puller on the gear . My puller has a very wide jaw on it so it covers more of the gear and reduces the chances of chipping a gear .

Mar 10, 2008 | 07:38 AM

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I am gonna call Amber at Six Speed Inc. today and see what she says....

Mar 10, 2008 | 09:31 AM

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Why not do this in the 1st place then instead of posting on here about ???

Mar 10, 2008 | 05:05 PM

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I thought I would get others opinions on it. Like yours

I decided to file the rough edges away and run it. Its just 5th gear so I will rarely use 5th and it wont see any hard use like if it was 1st or 2nd or something.

Mar 10, 2008 | 05:17 PM

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The main reason you can get away with it is because the face of the gear is pretty wide . It allows the force to be distributed over a greater area . If the gear was extremely narrow , I would not suggest using it .

Mar 12, 2008 | 01:44 AM

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This is what happened to me as well, when I tried pulling it off..
mine was severe I had to gring off all the teeth of the gear and use an air pressured hydraulic press to get it off... 15 - 20 tons of force to take that sucker off... we arent recommended to go past 10 tons of force.

the folloing year a classmate brought in his T-56, HONESTLY it just came off by hand..

Unbelieveable..

anyways I chipped a few teeth so I had to replace mine..

BTW I dont see how you chipped the top of the gear, unless Im forgetting how that gear goes on the mainshaft... Its been a year since Ive seen my T56 internals..