Tracy Crook wrote:

The one shown is the forward planet set.  The 2.176 - 1 redrive uses the
REAR planet set.  Do you know if they make the rear set in a six pinion
version?  I haven't been able to find one.

Tracy Crook
rws@altavista.net
www.rotaryaviation.com

I just called Performance Automatic and asked. You are right they don't make
one for the REAR planet set. Using the front planet set would take power from
the planet carrier and give a 2.86:1 (or 3:1?) PSRU ratio.

Harvey at Performance Automatic did not think Ford made a 3 pinion version
for the REAR planet set so of course one could not merely modify it for a SIX
pinion version. Harvey declined to make one from scratch for me.

Back to the NC milling machine and hog it out for a 2.176:1 six pinion version.
John Moran might make some for us. How many people are interested in a six pinion
version for the 2.176:1 PSRU ratio?

I would be interested (via Tracy)  in the 6 pinion version.

Chris
MicroCosman

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