[Roadsters] White Roadster

[Stan Chernoff]

Gordon,

It won't work.  The gear sets are made as matched pairs.  The tooth 
angles work together.  There are 4.11 gear sets out there.  There are 
also 4.38 sets out there.  Setting up differential gear mesh is one 
of the jobs that requires some art in addition to skill to accomplish.

Stan
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At 08:25 PM 9/30/2012, Gordon Maness wrote:
>Okay here is one I have not seen on the list. A question.  Can I take a 1600's
>differential and install the ring gear from a 2000? The 1600 is 9:35 (4.88)
>((pinion to ring gear)) and the 2000 is 10:37 (3.70) ((pinion to ring gear)).
>The result would give me a 9:37 (4.11). Will it work, or what would I need to
>do to make it work? My 1600's cam puts the power range above 3K, so starting
>on a hill involves much clutch slipping.
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