I have been employed as a Auto Trans Technition at a Cadillac Dealer for 21 years + other GM & Toyota Dealers in the past, aprox 33 years exp.. I can tell you of failures of other manufactures gear sets that I have seen and most importantly, performed diagnostics on to find THE CAUSE of failure, no sense in replacing the part if you do not have a cause of failure, thats called a come-back. 99% of the time it is lube related, or lack of, some were due to over torque conditions that shed the gearing itself or exploded the housing, some high mileage units due to thrust washer wear, but again thats lube.        My duce cents worth, thanks, David,  RV6A Rotary,  (wings, hor, vert, rudder, flaps, ail, all painted delivered to airport, panel done, FWF done, final install of canopy, then fus paint, still waiting to get into heated chapter 55 builders hanger, two very high performance Glassairs being finished by other chapter members.)

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From: "Al Gietzen" <ALVentures@cox.net>

> Ken talked about a friend who is a top
> authority on transmissions and his love of ford t-6 gear systems, because
> they keep him well employed. he said this friend proceeded to show him a 55
>
> gallon barrel of broken parts, not a Chevy or dodge part in there, all ford.
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> Gee; thanks. Really ups my confidence flying a 20B with a Ford C-6
> planetary reduction:).
>
> Al
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