My ZF is needing a new ring and pinion. Steve indicated that he had some 3.78 gears made up. Has anyone used these gears? Any issues? They are certainly more affordable than RBT.
Thanks,
Wade
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“There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey.” John Ruskin
On the other hand..... In a monopoly, a healthy source of competitive products is often helpful for the consumer.
I think that some of RBT pricing could be considered artificially high because of his unique position.
With regard to the 3.78 R&P, it certainly wouldn’t be a bad thing to deploy some knowledge about the Steve Wilkenson parts if anyone has first hand experience.
Personally, I can not add any first hand info on the R&P sets, but I did take a successful alternative path on the repair of my 2nd gear synchro due to the high pricing of the RBT components (gearset & synchro).
In the repair, and during my R&P safety wire exercise - I did buy a number of items from RBT, and they were all top quality, even if ordering and shipment took a little bit of time.
Rocky
I think SW said that he had sold almost 60 sets, so there must be somebody out there than can provide some knowledge. Just looking for some real world feedback and any specific issues encountered good or bad.