Transmission gurus: Does this gear look right?

[jdbubb at verizon.net (Dan Bubb)]

Yep. That's the way they are. I have no clue why.
Both the sets that I dug out today have that same groove in the same place, 
although perhaps maybe not quite as big as the one in your gear.
Dan


From: <nocones77-vw@yahoo.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 9:29 PM
Subject: Transmission gurus: Does this gear look right?


> I've got a bearing-side 3rd gear that looks to me like it has swallowed 
> some shrapnel.
>
> (I think this link should work...)
>
> http://static.flickr.com/70/164539445_3e089c2184.jpg?v=0
>
> Anyway, there's a notch in every tooth, all the way around. But someone 
> has told me that this is actually the way VW machined it to be. Is that 
> true? Is this the way it should look? Why would they do that?
>
> Neal
> '77 Scirocco
>
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