Extreme pressure oil additives can destroy worm-gears!

Extreme pressure oil additives are vital for the effective performance of any Gear oil, but have you ever thought of the negative effects these have; or even what damage they cause to certain parts? Extreme pressure oil additives offer a wide range of benefits, but in some circumstances they harm the equipment they are supposed to protect.

A good example of extreme pressure oil additives causing damage to a gearbox:

A very common industrial transmission is the worm gearbox. Commonly,