Woodfin's SS GT/TB construction series

Dwight Southerland · 01-09-2015, 05:04 PM

The best improvement I saw was having the gears heat treated at Tom's Differentials. That more than doubled the pinion life. Those small 6 tooth pinions will crack at the base of impact. Tom's heat treating allowed the teeth to bend before coming to pieces. Gear life was about 100 runs after heat treating. 3550 lbs with a stick.

Another big improvement I found was using a solid pinion spacer over a compression sleeve.

I'm sure the REM polishing, cryo treatment and some of the coatings available now would be beneficial.

01-09-2015, 05:04 PM	#26
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 2,002 Likes: 64 Liked 783 Times in 195 Posts	Re: Woodfin's SS GT/TB construction series The best improvement I saw was having the gears heat treated at Tom's Differentials. That more than doubled the pinion life. Those small 6 tooth pinions will crack at the base of impact. Tom's heat treating allowed the teeth to bend before coming to pieces. Gear life was about 100 runs after heat treating. 3550 lbs with a stick. Another big improvement I found was using a solid pinion spacer over a compression sleeve. I'm sure the REM polishing, cryo treatment and some of the coatings available now would be beneficial. __________________ Last edited by Dwight Southerland; 01-09-2015 at 05:08 PM.