Sounds to me he's describing the transfer case..."Big round riveted
> 'thing' on it from Syracuse New York." Which would make it a New Process
case, which would mean 2.72 is the low range ratio in the 'case, not the
final drive.


"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:iTzGc.20523$Qj6.3584@fed1read05...
> Decimal points are missing in many of the tags I read as a small part of
my
> job, yours is very likely a 2.72.
>
> Jerry
> --
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> "Daniel Paisley" <dmpazlee@webtv.net> wrote in message
> news:15502-40EAC776-45@storefull-3111.bay.webtv.net...
> > I'm kinda sure I'm gonna have to take my Jeep to a professional, I just
> > wanted to say it before you did ;-) I looked at the rear differential,
> > not a metal tag there. Somebody has been inside it and I can tell by the
> > gasket 'ooze' around it. Tranny is nice and clean. Big round riveted
> > 'thing' on it from Syracuse New York. It says gear ratio 272? No
> > decimals near the 272 numbers. Front differential has a big tag on it,
> > however I saw nothing to hint as a gear ratio. So now what? I don't know
> > any Jeep professionals here in SE Ohio.
> >
> > Dan
> >
>
>

 

You guessed it, it's '89 YJ.
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Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Sounds to me he's describing the transfer case..."Big round riveted
> > 'thing' on it from Syracuse New York." Which would make it a New Process
> case, which would mean 2.72 is the low range ratio in the 'case, not the
> final drive.

 

You guessed it, it's '89 YJ.
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Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Sounds to me he's describing the transfer case..."Big round riveted
> > 'thing' on it from Syracuse New York." Which would make it a New Process
> case, which would mean 2.72 is the low range ratio in the 'case, not the
> final drive.

 

You guessed it, it's '89 YJ.
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Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Sounds to me he's describing the transfer case..."Big round riveted
> > 'thing' on it from Syracuse New York." Which would make it a New Process
> case, which would mean 2.72 is the low range ratio in the 'case, not the
> final drive.

 

You guessed it, it's '89 YJ.
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Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Sounds to me he's describing the transfer case..."Big round riveted
> > 'thing' on it from Syracuse New York." Which would make it a New Process
> case, which would mean 2.72 is the low range ratio in the 'case, not the
> final drive.

 

"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:iTzGc.20523$Qj6.3584@fed1read05...
> Decimal points are missing in many of the tags I read as a small part of
my
> job, yours is very likely a 2.72.
>
> Jerry
> --


Jerry,
Isn't 2.72 the gear ratio of the LO Range in the Tcase, or is that 2.62? I
can't imagine 2.72 gears in the diffs, that would be very tall.

 

"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:iTzGc.20523$Qj6.3584@fed1read05...
> Decimal points are missing in many of the tags I read as a small part of
my
> job, yours is very likely a 2.72.
>
> Jerry
> --


Jerry,
Isn't 2.72 the gear ratio of the LO Range in the Tcase, or is that 2.62? I
can't imagine 2.72 gears in the diffs, that would be very tall.

 

"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:iTzGc.20523$Qj6.3584@fed1read05...
> Decimal points are missing in many of the tags I read as a small part of
my
> job, yours is very likely a 2.72.
>
> Jerry
> --


Jerry,
Isn't 2.72 the gear ratio of the LO Range in the Tcase, or is that 2.62? I
can't imagine 2.72 gears in the diffs, that would be very tall.

 

"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:iTzGc.20523$Qj6.3584@fed1read05...
> Decimal points are missing in many of the tags I read as a small part of
my
> job, yours is very likely a 2.72.
>
> Jerry
> --


Jerry,
Isn't 2.72 the gear ratio of the LO Range in the Tcase, or is that 2.62? I
can't imagine 2.72 gears in the diffs, that would be very tall.

 

Hi Jeff,
I can't imagine it either, but your AMC 20 used it:
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/axle/amc20.html I'm going with Matt's
guess Dan was reading from his transfer case, that 2.72 would have been
stock in an '89 YJ: http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/xfer/np231.html
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CRWLR wrote:
>
> Jerry,
> Isn't 2.72 the gear ratio of the LO Range in the Tcase, or is that 2.62? I
> can't imagine 2.72 gears in the diffs, that would be very tall.