Slight Pittings in Gear Teeth
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Ford Pickup, 2004 Ford F550 Super Duty, 2004 Ford F450 Super Duty, and 2004 Ford Cab & Chassis. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- The term describes individual, small, localized pittings that cover up to approximately 0.5 % of the flank face, and pore-like areas of pitting that usually are only present in the root zone of the flank. High local contact pressures on gears, which have not yet been run-in, may lead to individual pittings. Running-in wear relieves these zones and the pitting may stop as a result. A change in operating conditions may also stop continued development of slight pittings in the same way.