Check the crown wheel. It will have the number of gears stamped
into the outer circumference of the gear. A 4.2 is 9/38
You might need to wipe it clean to see the stamping!!!
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Thompson <dthompso@total.net>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Cc: hello39@idt.net <hello39@idt.net>
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 7:32 PM
Subject: how to I.D. a differential
>I've just purchased a very nice differential for my bugeye, looks as
>good as new inside and out. No signs of wear on any mating surfaces. The
>seller assures me it is a 4.22. "Why", I ask. "Because someone wrote it
>in felt pen on the casing", he replies.
>
>I believe that the only way to be sure is to count the teeth. Can
>someone remind me how many there should be on a 4.22. Or is there really
>a number cast into the casing or elsewhere that gives it away?
>
>thanks,
>
>Daniel T.
>
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