Thread: Gearboxes! Whats the go?

Hi jock that box was from a vehicle that was as far as i remember using a ritter (?) taper roller kit which some say was better than the military one but i haven't heard any fors or againsts that add up personally. I was not aware that they (ritter) did any other ratios than .996:1 ?

Jc

Originally Posted by Jock The Rock

Yeh mate that's the box, I just had the bottom cover off and counted the teeth

Do those teeth numbers above sound right to you?

It should be 26/45 tooth count Jock.

Hmmm turns out his is a 1.113, second one i have heard of lately in this ratio being a taper roller jobby

Same as RFSV box. I had one of these for a few years. I didn't find it too bad. The .996 box is better for cruising speed.

Anyone know what the differences are between the Ritters TR shaft and the "Army" style?
Can you use gears from one setup in the other?

Steve

I have a ritters one here in a box but have never had a real close look at it Steve. I think the gears may be the same as the army type but the shaft and bolt are different. They must have made them themselves. From the outside you can tell the difference by the small bolt instead of the large bolt that secures the army one.

Originally Posted by Jock The Rock

It has the little round plate with the bolt in the middle. At the end of the intermediate shaft

Pretty sure it does, I had to cut a bit off the PTO cover plate to get it to fit. So whatever is there isn't standard

Any chance you could post up a picture of the back of the transfer case Jock, so we can see what type of intermediate shaft it is.

Originally Posted by Bearman

Any chance you could post up a picture of the back of the transfer case Jock, so we can see what type of intermediate shaft it is.

Will post one up tomorrow

So effectively if I can find a set of gears, I could then find myself a decent machinist (I know just the bloke) who could modify them to suit my taper roller setup?