<VV> gear ratio

[lonzovair at aol.com]

Jim,

On the EMs, yes, the code is clearly stamped, and as long as someone hasn't changed the gears, the code will tell you what you have... but the LMs were not stamped as nicely as the EMs, and I've almost never seen a LM diff that had the code clearly stamped...

Counting the teeth is the easiest way to check if it is out of the vehicle...

Good luck!

Lonzo


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Houston <jhouston001 at cfl.rr.com>
To: Chris & Bill Strickland <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Sun, Aug 16, 2009 1:12 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> gear ratio




Then again, you can look at the code on the outside of the case and 
determine the ratio...

Jim Houston

Chris & Bill Strickland wrote:
>> Count the teeth - see "Primer" page 14.
>>
>>     
>
> The "Primer" teaches division?  Really!  What will they think of next?
>
> (# teeth on Ring gear) divided by (# teeeth on Pinion gear) equals (Gear 
> Ratio)
>
> the trick is in marking greasy gears so you know when you've got them 
> all counted -- the back side of the ring gear is probably marked with 
> the correct counts, but you can't read it when it is bolted to the carrier.
>
> Bill Strickland
>  _______________________________________________