Ok, Build me a bullet proof Bravo XR upper

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03-06-2013, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Racerngr1

Could the pits in the face of the gears be from dirty oil or the improper fluid in the drive?

No,
Those pits come factory installed.

It's kind of like laying sod over a new grading with random spots of trash sprinked about....pretty soon the uglyness will show up.

03-06-2013, 05:25 PM

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Wow, this one pulled up from the basements files....

Yes and about $ 10k ago.

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03-09-2013, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JaayTeee

Yes and about $ 10k ago.

6 gear sets at 1800 a set + labor.
I was told the other day Merc. has tuned up, the gear die. Seems the run out, is not all over the map now. Guess; they made enough off all these gears to ramp up a new one.