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08-22-2005, 11:27 PM
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How do I find out what size gear I have if I dont know what it is. DONT SAY GLOVE BOX. 
It is for a NEW axle I bought from a guy from another forum. I just want to make sure the front IFS axle is a 4.10. I done really remember how to do the count revolution thing. All / Any help would be great!
It is for a NEW axle I bought from a guy from another forum. I just want to make sure the front IFS axle is a 4.10. I done really remember how to do the count revolution thing. All / Any help would be great!
08-23-2005, 12:02 AM
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Since it is on the front axle and a real pain to count the teeth. I would try turning the pinion yoke and count how many turns it takes to turn the axle shafts 1 turn, or turn both axle shafts at the same time and count how many turns the pinion yoke makes.
08-23-2005, 08:15 AM
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hey guys...I am asking seriously...not trying to be stupid (just comes naturally) what exactly does the front differential gear ratio have to do with the axel? The differential is a seperate piece from the axel. The axels just bolt to the differential right?
08-23-2005, 11:07 AM
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The differential is the connection between the drive shaft and the axles. The drive shaft turns the pinion gear which turns the ring gear which turns the axles and wheels. The drive shaft will have to turn 4.1 turns to turn the axle 1 complete turn if the axle ratio is 4.10:1.
08-23-2005, 11:42 AM
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The differential is the connection between the drive shaft and the axles. The drive shaft turns the pinion gear which turns the ring gear which turns the axles and wheels. The drive shaft will have to turn 4.1 turns to turn the axle 1 complete turn if the axle ratio is 4.10:1.
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by axle I think he means whole axle/housing/differential. If for some reason he had a diffrent gear ratio then the back, the wheels would be forced to turn at different speeds, either doin some funky burnouts or breaking hell on the entire drivetrain!
08-23-2005, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by duwem
by axle I think he means whole axle/housing/differential. If for some reason he had a diffrent gear ratio then the back, the wheels would be forced to turn at different speeds, either doin some funky burnouts or breaking hell on the entire drivetrain!
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To find out what gears you have you can count the number of turns of the input shaft, where the driveshaft would hook up, to make the axle shaft turn one full turn. Mark the input shaft and axle stub with a crayon. You may have to lock one axle shaft with some vise grips or something or you may not, not sure? Then turn the input shaft and count the number of full and part turns it takes to rotate the axle stub one full turn. The number of times the input shaft turns will be the axle ratio of the differential. If it has 4.10:1 gears the input shaft will turn 4.1 rotations to one full turn of the axle stub.