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Old 03-28-2007, 04:54 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by WildBillyT View Post
Whining is not associated with a particular ratio. It has to do with how well the gears are set up, and what the tooth angle is. Some gear installers just put everything in and that's that- regardless of how things like pinion depth and backlash get set. They half ass it and you get noisy gears. They will also make up ******** dismissive excuses if you press them about the noise. Good gear installers will install and tear down as many times as it takes until the measurements fall within the proper range.
Ah, ok, thats why i never put 3.42's or 3.73's ( at first I wanted 3.73's, then decided 3.42 would be more within my range) cause I thought after a certain ratio they would whine, good info, ill keep that in mind.
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