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Originally Posted by lurkingknight
new motor with a new pinion requires a new shim job. Pinion profiles change from one manufacturer to another so it's more than likely the shimming between the bevel and pinion was off.
Without using a wattmeter, you'll never know though since the gears blew up.
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Although I agree in an effort to have the perfect setup, pinions aren't all made of cheese.
You can have only half the pinion engaged on the bevel gear, as long as the meshing is correct, it can last like that for years.
If it was a bevel/pinion engagement problem, it would have stripped the pinion, not the other gears.