Ring and Pinion Pattern: opinions sought

[njsteve]

This is the gear set in my 93 viper's Dana 44.

If you go here it gives all the details: https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...76#post1604576

Basically, there was 200X the amount of iron in the fluid than should have been there indicating something getting chewed up. There is what sounds like a bearing cage issue in the pinion bearing - I can hear a "tinkling" like a loose roller in a broken cage.

What do you think of this pattern?

[big gear head]

Looks like the pinion was just a little too deep to me.