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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 08:56 PM
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Wondering if anyone might be able to decode this ring gear and pinion.
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It is a 4.56 ratio gear made/machined in 1964. It is a GM gear.

What else do you need??

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If you take the teeth on the ring gear 41 and divide it by the teeth on the pinion 9, you get the gear ratio within 2 decimals.
All GM gears I have found are stamped.
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Originally Posted by Powershift
It is a 4.56 ratio gear made/machined in 1964. It is a GM gear.

What else do you need??

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Thx Larry!
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