hey there everybody-finally took my t-176 apart and looked at the gears for
chipped teeth, cracks, etc. i noticed that all the gears have what looks
like a worn area on the little teeth that sit next to the synchros. the
gear teeth that are next to this "worn out" area also look different than
the rest. the thing is, there are similar teeth on the other side of the
gear, at 180 degrees. this makes me think that it's normal and i shouldn't
worry. i didn't find any metal shavings at the bottom of the case. go here
to see a couple of pix. thanks!

http://tinyurl.com/32ho7

 

They look good to me. go ahead just buy the brass sync ring, the
blocks got to be good:
http://www.tellico4x4.com/catalog/in...2636c7ebe158ff
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

serg wrote:
>
> hey there everybody-finally took my t-176 apart and looked at the gears for
> chipped teeth, cracks, etc. i noticed that all the gears have what looks
> like a worn area on the little teeth that sit next to the synchros. the
> gear teeth that are next to this "worn out" area also look different than
> the rest. the thing is, there are similar teeth on the other side of the
> gear, at 180 degrees. this makes me think that it's normal and i shouldn't
> worry. i didn't find any metal shavings at the bottom of the case. go here
> to see a couple of pix. thanks!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/32ho7

 

They look good to me. go ahead just buy the brass sync ring, the
blocks got to be good:
http://www.tellico4x4.com/catalog/in...2636c7ebe158ff
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

serg wrote:
>
> hey there everybody-finally took my t-176 apart and looked at the gears for
> chipped teeth, cracks, etc. i noticed that all the gears have what looks
> like a worn area on the little teeth that sit next to the synchros. the
> gear teeth that are next to this "worn out" area also look different than
> the rest. the thing is, there are similar teeth on the other side of the
> gear, at 180 degrees. this makes me think that it's normal and i shouldn't
> worry. i didn't find any metal shavings at the bottom of the case. go here
> to see a couple of pix. thanks!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/32ho7

 

They look good to me. go ahead just buy the brass sync ring, the
blocks got to be good:
http://www.tellico4x4.com/catalog/in...2636c7ebe158ff
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

serg wrote:
>
> hey there everybody-finally took my t-176 apart and looked at the gears for
> chipped teeth, cracks, etc. i noticed that all the gears have what looks
> like a worn area on the little teeth that sit next to the synchros. the
> gear teeth that are next to this "worn out" area also look different than
> the rest. the thing is, there are similar teeth on the other side of the
> gear, at 180 degrees. this makes me think that it's normal and i shouldn't
> worry. i didn't find any metal shavings at the bottom of the case. go here
> to see a couple of pix. thanks!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/32ho7

 

They look good to me. go ahead just buy the brass sync ring, the
blocks got to be good:
http://www.tellico4x4.com/catalog/in...2636c7ebe158ff
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

serg wrote:
>
> hey there everybody-finally took my t-176 apart and looked at the gears for
> chipped teeth, cracks, etc. i noticed that all the gears have what looks
> like a worn area on the little teeth that sit next to the synchros. the
> gear teeth that are next to this "worn out" area also look different than
> the rest. the thing is, there are similar teeth on the other side of the
> gear, at 180 degrees. this makes me think that it's normal and i shouldn't
> worry. i didn't find any metal shavings at the bottom of the case. go here
> to see a couple of pix. thanks!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/32ho7

 

They look fine. While you have it apart, replace the bras syncho rings and
the shift "dogs", the little rectangular deals in the clutch gear assembly
(also called the synchonizer assemble, etc.). The little circular springs
should be nice & stiff, too, if not replace them.
"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:a0%lc.60330$Km4.53807@newssvr25.news.prodigy. com...
> hey there everybody-finally took my t-176 apart and looked at the gears
for
> chipped teeth, cracks, etc. i noticed that all the gears have what looks
> like a worn area on the little teeth that sit next to the synchros. the
> gear teeth that are next to this "worn out" area also look different than
> the rest. the thing is, there are similar teeth on the other side of the
> gear, at 180 degrees. this makes me think that it's normal and i
shouldn't
> worry. i didn't find any metal shavings at the bottom of the case. go
here
> to see a couple of pix. thanks!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/32ho7
>
>

 

They look fine. While you have it apart, replace the bras syncho rings and
the shift "dogs", the little rectangular deals in the clutch gear assembly
(also called the synchonizer assemble, etc.). The little circular springs
should be nice & stiff, too, if not replace them.
"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:a0%lc.60330$Km4.53807@newssvr25.news.prodigy. com...
> hey there everybody-finally took my t-176 apart and looked at the gears
for
> chipped teeth, cracks, etc. i noticed that all the gears have what looks
> like a worn area on the little teeth that sit next to the synchros. the
> gear teeth that are next to this "worn out" area also look different than
> the rest. the thing is, there are similar teeth on the other side of the
> gear, at 180 degrees. this makes me think that it's normal and i
shouldn't
> worry. i didn't find any metal shavings at the bottom of the case. go
here
> to see a couple of pix. thanks!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/32ho7
>
>

 

They look fine. While you have it apart, replace the bras syncho rings and
the shift "dogs", the little rectangular deals in the clutch gear assembly
(also called the synchonizer assemble, etc.). The little circular springs
should be nice & stiff, too, if not replace them.
"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:a0%lc.60330$Km4.53807@newssvr25.news.prodigy. com...
> hey there everybody-finally took my t-176 apart and looked at the gears
for
> chipped teeth, cracks, etc. i noticed that all the gears have what looks
> like a worn area on the little teeth that sit next to the synchros. the
> gear teeth that are next to this "worn out" area also look different than
> the rest. the thing is, there are similar teeth on the other side of the
> gear, at 180 degrees. this makes me think that it's normal and i
shouldn't
> worry. i didn't find any metal shavings at the bottom of the case. go
here
> to see a couple of pix. thanks!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/32ho7
>
>

 

They look fine. While you have it apart, replace the bras syncho rings and
the shift "dogs", the little rectangular deals in the clutch gear assembly
(also called the synchonizer assemble, etc.). The little circular springs
should be nice & stiff, too, if not replace them.
"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:a0%lc.60330$Km4.53807@newssvr25.news.prodigy. com...
> hey there everybody-finally took my t-176 apart and looked at the gears
for
> chipped teeth, cracks, etc. i noticed that all the gears have what looks
> like a worn area on the little teeth that sit next to the synchros. the
> gear teeth that are next to this "worn out" area also look different than
> the rest. the thing is, there are similar teeth on the other side of the
> gear, at 180 degrees. this makes me think that it's normal and i
shouldn't
> worry. i didn't find any metal shavings at the bottom of the case. go
here
> to see a couple of pix. thanks!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/32ho7
>
>

 

Those are the synchros. You should be noticing that the gears are a little
rough when going from one to the next.





"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:a0%lc.60330$Km4.53807@newssvr25.news.prodigy. com...
> hey there everybody-finally took my t-176 apart and looked at the gears
for
> chipped teeth, cracks, etc. i noticed that all the gears have what looks
> like a worn area on the little teeth that sit next to the synchros. the
> gear teeth that are next to this "worn out" area also look different than
> the rest. the thing is, there are similar teeth on the other side of the
> gear, at 180 degrees. this makes me think that it's normal and i
shouldn't
> worry. i didn't find any metal shavings at the bottom of the case. go
here
> to see a couple of pix. thanks!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/32ho7
>
>