From: Patrick Jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Thu Apr 03 2003 - 19:01:24 PST
Looking at the manual, I think not, for just switching gears around in
the case. It might be cheaper to forget the front wheel drive and get
an overdrive off a motor home for the rears..
ygmir wrote:
>
> Seems like the one thing most overlook in the overdrive idea is the lack of
> horsepower to pull those high gears.
> I notice with my M35A2 that there is just enough power to pull slight
> inclines at speed in high gear. I can't think it would have the power to
> pull higher gears. And, maybe it's just where I live, but I don't spend much
> time on level ground.......
> Just some thoughts.
> Henry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Ehle" <markehle@hotmail.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 8:03 AM
> Subject: [MV] Deuce Transfer Case Overdrive?
>
> > Hello, all -
> >
> > I know that many of you die-hard deuce fans get ticked off at people
> > re-running old threads, but I had an idea that I need to have shot down.
> >
> > I hardly ever use low on my transfer case. I did play with the 5th gear
> low
> > to 4th gear high thing and it was cool, but cumbersome. I do spend time
> on
> > the highway with it and am tired of 55. I don't need super-low, and I
> don't
> > need 70+. All I want is 60-65.
> >
> > I have never torn into an M35 transfer case, but I am wondering if it
> would
> > be physically possible to swap gears around so that instead of a 1:1 and
> 1:2
> > ratio, you could get 1:1 and 2:1 overdrive.
> >
> > Stupid idea?
> >
> > Later -
> >
> > Mark Ehle
> > 1970 AMG M35A2
> >
> >
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