04-03-2022, 12:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-03-2022, 02:31 PM by Stuart Giles.
Edit Reason: corrected diff effect on propshaft
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Bit difficult to be sure when the final drive ratio is unknown -should be 5.25:1 in there but could be something else.
However, it's easy to check the gearbox drive ratio. In a four speed gearbox it was 4:1 from the factory; the three speed boxes had a higher ratio speedo drive. Should be simple to check that four turns of the prop equal 1 turn of the cable.
Was the '20 revolutions of the road wheel' carried out with one wheel jacked up, or by rolling along the car along the road? If with one wheel jacked up, it would turn the prop twice as many times due to the effect of the diff.
However, it's easy to check the gearbox drive ratio. In a four speed gearbox it was 4:1 from the factory; the three speed boxes had a higher ratio speedo drive. Should be simple to check that four turns of the prop equal 1 turn of the cable.
Was the '20 revolutions of the road wheel' carried out with one wheel jacked up, or by rolling along the car along the road? If with one wheel jacked up, it would turn the prop twice as many times due to the effect of the diff.