12-05-2020, 10:47 PM
The ball end appears spherical still. When very worn the ring tightens befor the ball joint is reasonably free of play. It is common to file or turn the face of the ring back somewhat, but often already been done.. The problem is if adj for no play in normal position tend to wedge at extremes of travel, with risk of something breaking. I often wonder if anyone has devised a fix with nylon , leather or some such packing to accomodate worn ball and ring.
If the pinion and matching cw is just rusty with no fatigue pits I would use if nothing else available. Pinion on my car rusted after car stood unused outside for a few years, but functioned OK for thousands of miles using EP oil. Meshing is simplified if the slight wear step at thick end of teeth is carefully oilstoned away. (later pinions had shortend teeth to avoid this). .
If the pinion and matching cw is just rusty with no fatigue pits I would use if nothing else available. Pinion on my car rusted after car stood unused outside for a few years, but functioned OK for thousands of miles using EP oil. Meshing is simplified if the slight wear step at thick end of teeth is carefully oilstoned away. (later pinions had shortend teeth to avoid this). .