Originally posted by MapOfTaziFoSho:
Originally posted by Terry Haines:
...do NOT impart friction from the two gears rubbing together...the friction is on the END of the planet
gears,between the end of the gear and the diff carrier
case...NOT between the gears...





Well its a good thing Terry doesn't have a problem reading the posts, he just has a problem coming back to CEG and answering them himself.

Now, friction is friction. Something is rubbing somewhere or there wouldn't be friction. The details of the ends of the gears or the sides or whatever are not important in the point I'm trying to make so I'm not going to allow more clouding of the issue!
Friction causes wear. Wear will result in material deposits and break down. Simple as that. Brake pads and rotors come to mind as an example of controlled, designed friction. Rotors wear out, pads wear out, brake dust is the result which has metal and pad material. So get back on the issues.

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