I am at the end of my pig restoration and found out the pain of the plastic gear strip out and the lack of replacements.After shopping around machine shops my wallet was in a fight for its life.I finnally found a machinist that is 77 years old and he manufactured me one out off brass. This was a killer job! This old guy rocks. He charged me $100 bucks.If you are in need of a lifetime gear PM me and I will pass the info off to you. Northern Calif area