George Lendich wrote:

Paul,
Well I received my Planetary yesterday looks ideal for the 2.85, all up weight is 6.5 lbs.
E4D 15FN C6/E4D Planet Front with bearing
E4D 30AN Gear Front Ring
E4D 41BN Hub Front Ring Gear
E4D 3887AN Sun gear forward

The Ring gear (with the usual plate) and in this case there is a needle roller bearing between
this plate and the planetary housing which has a female spline housing (all part of the planetary
housing) which goes through (the usual plate) and will be good for driving the prop shaft (i.e.
driving from the planetary housing)

I don't know if the needle roller bearing will be strong enough, or should be replaced with a
larger ball bearing?

Depends on the overall design of your gear box. Do you have a screen capture
of the drawing? PL

Then there is sun gear (however no thrust gear between the sun and palanetary housing) - I believe
one will be required here and there should be sufficient room for one.

Tracy if your reading this, I would be buying one of yours, if it weren't for the terrible
exchange rate - but necessity is the mother of invention in this case !!

The ring gear doesn't have the larger flat teeth, as seen on some C6, however it has smaller
spline teeth which will be quite well suited for holding the ring gear in place.
George (down under)

A six pinion 2.85:1!!! Wonderful! You will have the most advanced 2.85:1
box around George.

Paul Lamar

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