Posted by Ken Dunnington on Thursday, May 23, 2002 at 9:36AM :
In Reply to: ring gear rust posted by Dave on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 11:21PM :
Dave
I have run a ring gear that had rusted(outside the housing) to the point of having small pits on one section of it. I cleaned it with hydrochloric acid and used it as is. Noticed nothing. No extra noise, no failure, etc. It would have to be corroded pretty badly before it would cause problems.
Ken