RE: Pinion Failure... Was: ON-Line repair manuals..

From: Rick Barnes (rascal@scrtc.com)
Date: Sat Oct 07 2006 - 21:49:39 EDT


Yeah, you are right...again...thanks for all your help Bob

Rascal

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of DAKSY
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 6:43 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Pinion Failure... Was: ON-Line repair manuals..

Hey, Rascal...

<snip> What the heck do you think makes a pinion fail?<snip>

Get your old High School Physics book out...

http://www.mech.uwa.edu.au/DANotes/gears/failure/failure.html

Basically, it says that it's due to metal fatigue - due to design of the
gears & the material they're made of ...(I think...)

Bob (DAKSY) Smith
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2K SY Dakota Sport +
V-6 4 x 4 5 speed
2K05 HD 883C YP

http://home.nycap.rr.com/daksy/
Averill Park, NY



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