Posted by Fred Coldwell on Saturday, August 24, 2002 at 8:16PM :
In Reply to: Re: 4.89 gears posted by marty on Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 6:36PM :
Jack up one rear tire leaving the other on the ground. Turn the raised tire two full revolutions (720 degrees) while someone else counts the driveshaft rotations, which will be either 4.9 (4.89) or 5.8 (5.83).