Re: [oletrucks] Rear end ratio

[Wayne Osborne <wayne@chevytrucks.org>]

Thats better than my explanation..     --wayne

At 10:20 AM 11/4/03 -0500, Roger.Gleason@uconn.edu wrote:
>Mark one wheel and driveshaft or yoke on the top then hold the other wheel
>and rotate the marked wheel two complete revolutions, Count the turns of
>the driveshaft in complete revolutions and decimals ie: 3.55 would be three
>complete revolutions and a little more than another half. 3.42 would be
>three revolutions and a little less than another half.  Remember three
>o'clock is .25 (1/4), 6 o'clock is .5 (1/2) and 9 o'clock is .75 (3/4) of a
>revolution.
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>Roger Gleason
>University of Connecticut
>Construction Engineer
>31 LeDoyt Road
>Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3038
>Phone 860-486-3064
>Fax 860-486-3117
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>A while back someone suggested that in order to calculate the rear end
>ratio
>you raise the truck on hack stands and then turn the wheel and count the
>number of turns on the driveline. How does this work, I have a friend that
>is trying to do this and I can't remember exactly how this done.
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>Thanks,
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>Antonio
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