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RE: Survey: who has 3.7 or 4.1 differentials

To: "'Tony Rhodes'" <ARhodes@compuserve.com>, Charlie <c2h60_@email.msn.com>, Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Survey: who has 3.7 or 4.1 differentials
From: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 14:34:07 -0600

Tony,

You've got it backwards...  One tire rotation should be either 3.7 or 4.1
fan rotations... 

Otherwise the pinion would need to be about 2' in diameter!


Jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Rhodes [SMTP:ARhodes@compuserve.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 1:51 PM
> To:   Charlie; Triumph List
> Subject:      Re: Survey: who has 3.7 or 4.1 differentials
> 
> 
> Message text written by "Charlie"
> >I forgot how to check.  Also, where on the axle would it be marked BTC ?<
> 
> The serial number on the differential will read the number.  It is in a
> pretty
> obvious location from under the car., if you can see it.  In the edge of
> the
> differential case at the junction with the rear cover.
> 
> You can test by rolling the car foreward in 4th gear for one full fan
> rotation.
> Having marked the tire, you see if it rolled less than 4 turns (3.7) or
> just more
> than 4 (4.1)
> 
> -Tony

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