Mikronite Metal Treatment **cool as nuts on an arctic night*
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:08 am
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Mikronite Metal Treatment **cool as nuts on an arctic night*
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 2:03 am
i want some NOW, and miller needs some BEFORE the next trip to URE
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 2:41 am
seeing as its only a surface treatment, I don't think it's going to help miller much with keeping his ring gear teeth ATTACHED.
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:37 am
did you watch the vid?Piney wrote:seeing as its only a surface treatment, I don't think it's going to help miller much with keeping his ring gear teeth ATTACHED.
13-14 runs on a drag car before the teeth peaced out before treatment
40+ runs after treatment and no failure whatsoever
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:08 am
Wonder how it holds up if you overfill it with ATF? 
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:40 am
yeah, i watched it. still skeptical.affende wrote:did you watch the vid?Piney wrote:seeing as its only a surface treatment, I don't think it's going to help miller much with keeping his ring gear teeth ATTACHED.
13-14 runs on a drag car before the teeth peaced out before treatment
40+ runs after treatment and no failure whatsoever
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:33 am
8 qts ... 5 qtshutch wrote:Wonder how it holds up if you overfill it with ATF?
its all the same to me
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:11 am
Googled mikronite, $200 for a R&P, that is the cost of new gears. Granted you have to figure installation cost of new gears. They mention "no visible wear marks", well I could polish a new gear set with emery paper and after running them you wouldn't be able to tell where the gears clashed. breaking in a gear set polishes them anyway, You may have a lot of friction to begin with but will be smooth after break in.
It is also equated to shot peening, which work hardens the surface, but I do not see how mikronite can work harden the surface except at the smallest of levels, not even enough to mention. Any strength that is gained is probably due to the forces acting on one tooth from another more normally, i.e. the reduction in friction causes less lateral load.
I could see gains being worthy for racing applications, just in the reduction in friction, but I do not think it is worth while on the trail. My gear set I broke had 200000 miles on them, I presume the bearings got worn to the point that the gears ran out of spec. Granted my right foot didn't help. Maybe I can get it and my gas pedal put through the process, that way if I push too hard my foot slips off the pedal. Cool process, but a would like to see someone set up an apparatus and strength test gear sets to failure, cryoed, mikronited, different ratios and all.
It is also equated to shot peening, which work hardens the surface, but I do not see how mikronite can work harden the surface except at the smallest of levels, not even enough to mention. Any strength that is gained is probably due to the forces acting on one tooth from another more normally, i.e. the reduction in friction causes less lateral load.
I could see gains being worthy for racing applications, just in the reduction in friction, but I do not think it is worth while on the trail. My gear set I broke had 200000 miles on them, I presume the bearings got worn to the point that the gears ran out of spec. Granted my right foot didn't help. Maybe I can get it and my gas pedal put through the process, that way if I push too hard my foot slips off the pedal. Cool process, but a would like to see someone set up an apparatus and strength test gear sets to failure, cryoed, mikronited, different ratios and all.