Ken Welter wrote:

   It must be a 2.17 as the ring gear is attached the the prop shaft
and the 3.17 has the planet attached to to the prop shaft like the
2.85.
  The 3.17 is the same gear set as the 2.17.
  Ross also offered a 1.7 which I believe is the same gear set as the

2.85.

  When you talk of the pressed steel housing are you talking about the
housing that holds the 6 planet gears ??

  Ken Welter

George Lendich wrote:

Thanks Ken,

 I am now fully versed in the planetary i.e. ring gear divided by sun gear
(+1 for same direction turning).
Or RING gear (78 teeth) divided by SUN gear (42 teeth) = 1.85

I can't see how the hell Ross could have got 1.7 out of that matey - however
I don't have the overdrive planetary to check to see if it's this one.

Has anybody got the overdrive so that they can give us an answer on that one
?
In the mean time I will ask my contact at Slausons!

BTW the answer to your last question on the pressed metal for the Housing is
yes!! However I could be wrong it's either pressed or a very accurate
pressure cast.
George (down under)

 
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