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[Bob Culver]

Mild rust pitting as distinct from extensive fatigue need not preclude use. My car stood unused and unmoved outside for several years and condensation pitted diff and gearbox gears but examined after 10,000 miles running semed not to have had dire effect and not notably  noisy. Many hours can be frittered searching for the optimum setting of used and more so of unmatched pairs. Removal of the short wear step at shft end simplifies. Judging by the way diffs are split and reassembled for axle replacement with different gaskets, exact meshing is not too critical. I am alwys intrigued by the number of reasonable stray pinions. Would expect the lesser wearing cws to survive.
Is your mike seriously wonky otr ha sit been built up to 13mm for some reason?