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Originally Posted by pistonbroke
Ok. I've been following this thread from the beginning but held my tongue. I know its unlikely but when the pump gear gets up to running temp could it spin on the shaft under load then cool off and seem normal when removed and visually inspected. I'm referring to the gear on the shaft that actually moves the oil in the bottom of the pump. Tim
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Yes I had thought of that too, but unless it happened to stop at precisely the right place, the picture I posted is current and the gear is peened to the shaft. If it had spun, it would be unlikely that the peen still lined up.