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Re: [MarcosManiacs] Gearing - Please Help!!!

2003-10-29 by Richard Porter

On 29 Oct 2003 "Don Lattimer" <donlattimer@...> wrote:

> Do you know the final drive ratio?  It's fairly easy to measure.
> Mark the driveshaft with chalk or paint and mark a rear tire also.
> Jack up the rear and rotate the rear wheel one complete turn while
> counting the number of times the drive shaft rotates.  Mine is 3.77:1.

If you rotate one wheel with the other stationary you'll need to rotate
it two complete turns in order to rotate the crown wheel once.

Richard

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