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Originally Posted by Matt Monson
Who quoted you thousands for a 5th gear? That's ridiculous. If you need a 5th gear drop me a PM with what ratio you need. I have plenty of good used ones at very reasonable prices and new special ratio ones if you want to do something hot rod with it.
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Matt: I wish that I would have known about you a few months ago
! I needed a 28:23 a few months ago, and searched everywhere. I got a price of $1600 (new) from the dealer and $1200 (new) from a shop that had old stock on the shelf. In each case I would have had to buy a new needle bearing and bearing bushing (another $100). As you well know, chatter lines are very common on the inner bearing surface, and a gear with those marks is a throw-away (at least I won't use one). I bought a number of 5th gears from different sources, and had to return all but two of them
because of those lines, even after asking that the gear be checked carefully and to not send me the gear if they are visible.