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What if you could stave off a transmission failure long before it happens? That’s where crack checking comes in.
Both the constant and instant load stresses applied to a transmission’s shafts and gears can lead to cracks. “These are not issues that will ever get any better, or even stop getting worse,” explains Jeff Horton of GearFX Driveline. “Once cracks start to develop in a stressed part, it’s basically the beginning of the end. The only question is when.”
But wait, it gets worse: A part failure inside a transmission is rarely isolated to just that component. Picture all of those spinning, meshing and sliding bits inside a transmission. What do you think is going to happen when tiny, razor-sharp shards of hardened metal are introduced to that mix? Nothing good.
The best way to prevent these disasters is to preemptively…
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