It'll be a few weeks at least but ill get the chunk out and check the gear pattern. Should I just sludge the compound on the pinion and spin the gear a few times?
You do not want a TON of it just paint it on to just get a nice even light coat so you can not see the dark or shiny color of the tooth do about 6-7 teeth both sides and when you do spin it have some resistance on the ring gear go around 3-4 times one way and 3-4 times the other. See what you get take shots of different parts of the ring gear around its full revolution so we can tell what the heck is going on in the pattern. :) JIm