[Fot] TR 3 / 4 Distributor gear failure

[MadMarx]

Update:

After the hardening I can report some success!!
The teeth show NO wear anymore.
The contacting surface is glossy polished but no marks of teeth digging
into.

>From my point of view it should be advisable to plasma nitrate harden the
gear wheel to a depth of 0,2 mm.

Cheers
Chris

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Von: MadMarx [mailto:tr4racing at googlemail.com]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Oktober 2011 16:10
An: 'fot at autox.team.net'
Betreff: AW: [Fot] TR 3 / 4 Distributor gear failure

I would like to give an update:

I did a hardness check on the distributor gear:

HRC 38 to 43 (stock)
After plasma nitrating
48 - 54 HRC

So the surface is now harder and I'll report how the gear will behave.

Cheers
Chris