Parts is parts ...

... except when they're defective or poorly machined.

Having spent a bunch of money on "new" parts (admittedly, some were "NOS", or "surplus", or "closeout/liquidation inventory"), I was disappointed to find many that were so bad as to be unusable.

So lesson learned: even though "new" and made in USA, there's bad stuff out there, check everything before installing!

Syncro collar 1

Syncro collar 1


A new syncro collar with malformed splines ...

Syncro collar 2

Syncro collar 2


 ... because the surfaces were not machined parallel !

Beveled spacer 1

Beveled spacer 1


And a beveled spacer that didn't fit properly ...

Beveled spacer 2

Beveled spacer 2


... because the screws wouldn't tighten all the way ...

Spider hub threads

Spider hub threads


... because the hub wasn't threaded deeply enough!

Rear bearing cap

Rear bearing cap


And to top it all off, a rear bearing cap that didn't do it's job of holding the bearing in place!

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