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Originally Posted by scott coyle
Tremec had issues in the past with the case expanding on 3550's when the tranny is loaded, and third gear breaks. ----it looks like it loaded the tranny, the case expanded and the teeth snapped off.
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I had always thought that tranny strength was determined soley by gear diameter, and tooth width and angle, determining max loading on teeth. I had never thought about possible misalignment causing uneven loading on gear teeth and gear failure.
Again , interesting failure.