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Re: Ring and Pinion Swapping

To: "Message Alpine" <alpines@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Ring and Pinion Swapping
From: "Jon A." <humbersnipe@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 20:10:40 -0600
Even two gears of the same ratio aren't interchangeable - the ring and
pinion are machined at the same time, and to each other, so they're a
matched pair.

Jon Arzt
Omaha, NE  USA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl McLelland" <carlynneracing@charter.net>
To: "Thomas Wiencek" <wiencek@anl.gov>; "Message Alpine"
<alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 1:41 AM
Subject: Re: Ring and Pinion Swapping


> NO, No and NO!
> The two gears are a machined match.
>     Carl
>
> Subject: Ring and Pinion Swapping
>
>
> > I know that ring and pinions are sold as sets but the question is can
you
> swap pinions or rings to make different gear ratios?  Has anyone tried
this?
> Does anyone know if the 9 tooth pinion has identical dimensions in a 3.89
> (35/9) and a 4.22 (38/9) differential?

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