John and others,
Perhaps just jacking up one wheel would be better to count the
drive shaft turns. With both in the air, sometimes one wheel will stop
turning due to brake drag and throw out the calculations. Whatever the
drive shaft turns, divide it by 2 and this will give you the ratio so if
the shaft turns 8.2 revs it is a 4.1.
Later,
Bob
At 02:09 PM 11/17/01 -0700, John McEwen wrote:
>To determine the axle ratio, jack up the car, mark the driveshaft then turn
>a wheel while counting the revolutions of the driveshaft (obviously the car
>is in neutral). If the shaft turns more than 4 times for one revolution of
>the wheel you have a 4.1. If it turns less than four times you have the
>other.
>
>John
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Robert (Bob) A.C. Hamilton, Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Man of Many Sunbeams - Alpine, Drophead and Saloon 1953-1954
[Stable mates - 1973 Midget and 1968 M-B 280SE]
Home Page: www.accesswave.ca/~hamilton/auto.htm
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