Hi Mark,
I doubt if the microscopic pitting is a problem. It might even be
helpful to hold lubricant & help it break in to a new gear set. That is,
unless the pitting penetrates through the hardened surface layer, which
I doubt.
Dave Russell
Mark and Kathy wrote:
> I have acquired a laygear for a big Healey that has all teeth and
> gears in virtually UNUSED condition. However, this unit has been
> cleaned up with, and I hesitate, some kind of media blasting. So
> needless to say the surface no longer has the shiny, smooth surface
> to it.
>
> As I look at it with my "magic enlarging eye" it now has microscopic
> pitting on the surface. Mark
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