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Old 12-07-2013, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by puddinboo View Post
my question is why use plastic gear. IMHO why not brass its still a soft metal.
Brass would be more expensive and require the associated gear to also cost more to be compatible with brass. I would expect their testing showed the gear will last a long time. I still have the original gear at 110,000 miles.
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