Originally Posted by
huzzler
Pretty normal for a stock spur. They aren't perfectly round. The way I set the mesh with a gear like that is to find the "high" spot and set the mesh there. If you get an aftermarket spur like a Jconcepts they are machined and are more precise.
You would be perfectly correct. IF the guy you quoted was talking about his pinion/spur gear mesh. He's not, he's talking about the gears IN the tranny. Which IMO simply need to break in.