Gear ratio question?

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Gear ratio question?

How do you setup a gear ratio?
drive gear teeth : driven gear teeth
OR
driven gear teeth : drive gear teeth
OR
are both incorrect?

2007-04-06 09:54:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs

3 answers

It is expressed as the number of revolutions the input shaft makes for one reveloution of the output shaft.

So a ratio of 3.50 would mean that the input shaft will have to rotate 3 and a half times for the output shaft to rotate once.

2007-04-06 10:02:17 · answer #1 · answered by Fordman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

pinion to ring gear and to figure the ratio you divide the ring by the pinion for instance 40 tooth ring divided by 10 tooth pinion =4.10 ratio

2007-04-06 17:38:42 · answer #2 · answered by turtle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Driven divided by driver.

2007-04-06 17:02:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋