Ball Gear Wearing Poll

[Lyndy]

The picture below is on Ebay claiming 80% life left on Gear (20% Wear?). I asked sometime back what wear looks like so I could judge the gear on my Intermediate casing. Mine does not appear to be as worn. I would like to know from everyone what kind of percentage wear this gear has?

 

[DHPMARINE]

Re: Ball Gear Wearing Poll

Generaly the gears wear evenly.The left gear in the picture seems close to 50% gone (replacement time) while the right gear looks fairly new.I suggest they are not a matched pair.And they should be replaced as a set.

DHP

 

[Lyndy]

Re: Ball Gear Wearing Poll

Generaly the gears wear evenly.The left gear in the picture seems close to 50% gone (replacement time) while the right gear looks fairly new.I suggest they are not a matched pair.And they should be replaced as a set.

DHP

Thanks DHP. 100% with you on both observations. I was wondering how he came up with 80% life remaining when the one on the right did not appear to have any wear at all.

 

[Don S]

Re: Ball Gear Wearing Poll

I was wondering how he came up with 80% life remaining when the one on the right did not appear to have any wear at all.

That's easy, 60% left on the one on the left and 100% left on the one on the right. average the two and you get 80%
Obviously put up for sail by Dumb and Dumber Marine

 

[Boomyal]

Re: Ball Gear Wearing Poll

Obviously put up for sail by Dumb and Dumber Marine

8)8)

 

[whywhyzed]

Re: Ball Gear Wearing Poll

There's a lot of scary and crappy OMC stuff on eBay all of the sudden... and a lot of stuff is being described as "mint" or some other term that means it is almost new, and then you look at the pic and it looks pooched...

 

[Reel Poor]

Re: Ball Gear Wearing Poll

That "matched set", LOL, should make some harmonious music. :%

 

[Manipulator]

Re: Ball Gear Wearing Poll

I wouldn't bother buying used ball gears as new ones are still available.

 

[aerwin]

Re: Ball Gear Wearing Poll

`looks like the set that was on my boat for years, the left one was worn close to 60% and the right had very little wear. the one in the picture looks about 40 percent, I agree with the others, they are still availiable new and at a decent price, for what it take to replace, why put on a used set and have to replace it sooner??? get a new set!