Section525 - D44 2nd gen. leaves SAS

[section525]

Hey Johnny, off subject..but did you get your boots? I never heard...

Shoot yes. They are awesome! Thanks a ton dude. You saved me bigtime!

 

[section525]

Well we decided to go ahead and learn to install gears tonight. :

Took us a while, but we went slow and took our time. The front will probably be a little faster. Anyway, so the 4.88s and LS are in and on the road. Everything is so far so good.

I ordered a spring kit for the front Detroit (which came today, thank you FROADER), so it looks like we'll be installing that this weekend. I'll be in the hills by Sunday.

On to the pics!

 

[section525]

Can't forget about new tools!

 

[section525]

 

[B2Dude]

It'll never work. You should just pay someone to do your gears for you, do you really wanna risk it?


LOLz

P.s. i think the gear marking compound stuff is a good color for me

 

[410Fortune]

nice football shaped pattern?

Its not that tricky afterall is it?

What gears did you have before in that pig?

 

[Stic-o]

No locker? only L/S :thumbdwn: Get your self a locker there buddy.

 

[section525]

I will, Chief! : Soon enough.

Jamie.. it had 3.73s. Now I have to find the correct gear for the speedo - meter.

 

[410Fortune]

Dayum I bet the 4.88 kick ass

they make a 23 tooth!!!! I think that might get you close!
You might need 35's!!! Or one of those fancy reducer thingys I found the other day....http://www.transmissioncenter.net/speedometer_calibration_______va.htm#ford

post your calculations here

 

[section525]

I have 35s.

I threw the stock gear back in there because it would have been closer than the one I used for 32/33s. But it's still pretty far off.

Here's my calculations:

Speedometer Gear Teeth = (Drive Teeth * Rear End Ratio * Tire Revolutions per Mile) / 1,000

(7)(4.88)(576.52)
------------------
1000




19693.92
---------
1000



19.69 Tooth Gear = Pink


Good?

 

[410Fortune]

20 tooth it is! You dont have one?
I have a collection.....Autozone sells them these days I think so does ford.
Are you sure your drive gear has 7 teeth? hehehehe mine has 8 doesnt that just suck!!
My 4406 drive gear is 8 tooth
not sure what the 1354 uses

 

[section525]

Oh ****. I might have messed that up. I was going off what a 4r70w has. Forgot I'm not 2wd!

Try #2

 

[410Fortune]

looks good to me!

here is mine (blah 3.73 gears for now):

33" tire = 33" x 3.14 for circumference = 103.62"
5280 feet in a mile = 63,360"

103.62 / 63,360 = 611.5 revs per mile so:

8*3.73*611.5 = 18,247.

18 tooth, GPS will tell the truth!

 

[section525]

Looks like 4405 uses a 7T.

 

[410Fortune]

where are you finding this stuff?
Sorry I keep thinking you have the 1354?
WTF?

sorry if I am confused but you should be used to it by now....I learn by asking and then questioning my asking and then asking again

 

[section525]

I do have a 1354. But what I was meaning was I found that 4405s have a 7T. So I'd imagine a 1354 does too since they're interchangable.

I'm going to go run my GPS and get an indicated speed VS actual speed.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=158739

We'll see what that gets me....

 

[410Fortune]

what color is the drive gear in your 1354? easy way to tell

(gets out 10mm wrench, mirror and flashlight)

 

[section525]

New Teeth = (Current Teeth x Speedo Reading)/Actual Speed

T = 17x60
------
55

T = 18.5

 

[410Fortune]

19 tooth dammit they need to make 1/2 tooths

 

[section525]

I'll pick up the pink gear when I go get the Mountaineer from the dealership. It's there for the CC recall. It actually caught on fire and melted the fluid resivour a little causing it to leak. Sick, huh?