Already tear apart 3 gearboxes , and all have the pinion from 3rd with the dogs a litle worn , but i would like to find if that its the cause of 3rd failling ......
still have 1 more engine to open tomorrow , it was installed on my black TDM and the 3rd was very nasty especially in acellaration ........
Yeah, the dogs round off on the edges, it also looks like the recess where the dogs locate are slightly rounded and shallow which might be why the dogs wear.
It was years ago when I last looked at a gearbox but I remember looking at the TRX and the later mk2a gearbox and thinking how well engineered they were when compared with the mk1 gearbox. Might have some photos comparing the parts, I'll go have a look.
All I have are these photos of the mk2a 3rd gear, showing hardly any wear after 40,000 miles.