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scooder · 11-03-2016, 02:57 AM

DD, Heard,
Great stuff, I do have a question,
The overdrive gear swap,
your using the camaro bottom gear but a jeep top gear. You state the jeep one is smaller in diameter than the camaro one it replaced, yes? I'm trying to visualize how changing the diameter of one gear, of a pair of gears rotating around fixed axis, works? Going to a smaller gear on one axis surely can't have the correct depth of tooth engagement?
Am I missing something here? Surly making one smaller would necessitate making the other one bigger?
Could you clarify please?
Many thanks,
Martin.

11-03-2016, 02:57 AM	#61
scooder Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,593	Re: FINALLY…T5 WITH Torque Tube in a ‘35-’40 Ford...The WHOLE STORY! DD, Heard, Great stuff, I do have a question, The overdrive gear swap, your using the camaro bottom gear but a jeep top gear. You state the jeep one is smaller in diameter than the camaro one it replaced, yes? I'm trying to visualize how changing the diameter of one gear, of a pair of gears rotating around fixed axis, works? Going to a smaller gear on one axis surely can't have the correct depth of tooth engagement? Am I missing something here? Surly making one smaller would necessitate making the other one bigger? Could you clarify please? Many thanks, Martin.