Hi Paul,

                 Thanks a lot for that info, it sure helps. Hey if you ever decide to come on down to NZ, let me know, I have a hangar here at Tauranga Airport with accommodation built in (spare room) transport etc.
If you wait till I’ve got my Long EZ flying I can even fly you round the country, the scenery here is awesome (especially from the air).

                                 Cheers Chris.



Thanks. The same goes for us. We have an apartment above the hangar and if you come to SZP in CA you can stay there for awhile :)

Can you get Ford truck auto trannies in NZ?

Paul Lamar

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Hi Paul,
        I haven't looked yet, I'm sure they will be available but they will probably be a ridiculous price here. Where do you suggest, E Bay ?
        Chris.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OEM-6-SPEED-AUTO-TRANSMISSION-PLANETARY-GEAR-SET-HUB-FORD-LINCOLN-MERCURY-/231004085207?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item35c8ea9bd7&vxp=mtr


Good deal $154 US

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5R55E-Ford-Transmission-Parts-MATCHED-Rear-Planet-Ring-Gear-LATE-/310775556232?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item485baaa888&vxp=mtr

Better yet $30 US.


Make sure it is the six pinion version.

Do you use a 3D program? I can send you a bunch of DWGs IGS on all this.



As I recall you have NC tools.

The best way to attach the sun gear to the input shaft is the same way I did it on the turbo compound coupling. Much better than one or two pins that go all the way trough the shaft and sun gear. That weakens the shaft. Tracy did it that way and it failed in one of the higher power engines. It is easy to get eight pins on any coupling. Eight times stronger than one long pin of course :)

This is the same way you fix the ring gear to the housing.

It is much much lower cost than a spline and will fit all diameters.
IMHO a major
development in couplings of all kinds.


Paul Lamar


Also, if you drill holes in the heads, you can safety wire the heads together to make sure they don't back out.  Locktite helps as well.

Norm