Gear Splitters

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How sturdy is the Gear Vendor transmission? I see the interface with the transmission(electronic stuff) and I was wonder how durable they(electronics) is? What about one of the old manual units and where could I locate one?

Rick

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RICK
97 2500,CC,5 SPEED, 3. 54 Limited Slip,Psychotty System,K&N, ISSPRO 3" Pyrometer,Silencer Ring Removed
12,000 RBW 5th Wheel Hitch,25' Excel 5th Wheel,Rancho RSX17000 Shocks,Amsoil Dealer

 

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Sorry, my vote goes for the US Gear unit. No clutches, just gears!

 

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What do you mean clutches? I talked to the Gear Vendor rep. and he said that they recommend using the clutch when using the GV unit, not because their unit could not handle it, its for the benefit of the NV4500.

Rick



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RICK
97 2500,CC,5 SPEED, 3. 54 Limited Slip,Psychotty System,K&N, ISSPRO 3" Pyrometer,Silencer Ring Removed
12,000 RBW 5th Wheel Hitch,25' Excel 5th Wheel,Rancho RSX17000 Shocks,Amsoil Dealer

 

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Rick, I think what BC meant was the clutch's are internal to the Gearvender unit. I have used the US Gear splitter for 54,000 miles so for with no problem. If you have read any of my post I tow a 10,000lb work trailer and a 11,500 lb RV. I love it and won't go back. There are some for sale in the class. section.
Preston

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96 3500 Black 5 speed turbo diesel, SLT, with US Gear overdrive, Rhino liner, Reese 15,000 lb. fifth wheel hitch, US Gear de-celarator exhaust brake, muffler elimination kit, Amsoil lub. , with other goodys on the way.

 

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rick, i think i emailed you before i became a member. weve had gv units in six trucks some with success some without. all six are out because of recent trade ins . if your int in them e mail me and well discuss it. as of now they are all in boxes in our warehouse because our installer wouldnt take them back for core refunds. iwould put them in the classifieds but really our owner has more or less written them off. i loved mine, but the rest of my guys hate them with a passion. i really dont know which of the cores are good and which are not, but i look at almost 10000 dollars worth of parts gathering dust and would like to see it gone.

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packman, I just tried to E-Mail you with the address in your profile with no luck. Would you contact me via my profile address. Thanks, Ronnie

 

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US Gear or Gear Vendors? I was told that you can't shift through the US Gear unit unless you let off of the gas, but you can shift the Gear Vendors under a full load? Can anyone verify this? How much of a benefit or problem is this?

Thanx
Banshe Bill

 

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Yes. You can shift the GearVendor under load, if you like the loud bang. It shifts very nice using the clutch.
To answer the first question. They install the GearVendor on vehicles up to 30,000 lbs. CGVW. About the only thing electronic is the speed sensor. You have to be going 20mph. before it will alow you to shift into OD.
What I was told the more power applied the harder the clutch bites. You can not E-Brake thru the GV unit while shifted into OD.
I really like mine.

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Paul A. Schmidt
95, 4X4, SLT 2500, 5 spd. , 4. 10, 270 hp. ,675ft. lb. TST, AFC spring kit,215hp. injectors,16cm2 turbo housing, Pacbrake, Walker muffler,
GearVendor O. D. , CenterForce Dual Friction clutch.
Eastern PA.

[This message has been edited by Paul (edited 11-11-2000). ]

 

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If I remember correctly, (informed guys, help me out here!) the GV unit is a series of clutch packs that tighten together when the selonoid tells it to. You should never abuse your equipment by forcing a shift under load! Just back off the throttle a tad (wiggle your toe inside your shoe is all thats required!), and the *bang* goes away. The US Gear unit is a series of gear sets. The early units were straight-cut and would whine pretty good... . but about 5 years ago, they changed to angled gears and the unit runs pretty quiet. I believe it is a sealed unit that requires no maintanence... . dont quote me on that one!

 

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I'll be able to post more (including pix) of the US Gear unit starting next weekend, as I expect mine to arrive on Friday, the 17th. This is assuming it ships on Monday as they stated. Otherwise it'll be the following week.

I'm installing it myself and having a local driveline shop do the driveshaft mods for me. I'll get lots of pix during the installation.

Rob
- <A HREF="http://www.f-body.org/rob/01ram/" TARGET="new">2001. 5 3500 QC 4x4 ETH/DEE 4. 10 Silver/Agate Cloth</A>

 

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Hey guys, I'm like to go with the US GEAR for the "anytime" gear splitting, but reading the installation data on their website, a standard cab like mine requires a bit of alteration on the fuel tank. Do any of you folks have a standard cab with this installation? I'd like to know if the "alterations" are acceptable. Does the stock shifter (4x4 man. ) get altered too? I know the GV unit will slip in ok but I'm still leaning towards the US Gear. Thanks!

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'96 2500 Black SLT 4x4 5sp 3. 54 Wood dash, Sport headlights,Stull boards holding up 28" Hadley tooters, Pre-Luber, BFG 285 ATs on 5 spoke mags.

 

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DoubleClutch
That is one of the reasons I went with the GearVendor. US told me to drop the tank, cut the end off, cut 1' off, and weld the end back on the PLASTIC tank. I have tried welding plastic, and I did not want to be responsable for the fuel spill when the end popped off.
And yes, you must alter your transfer case linkage, because you must move the transfer case back about 1' also.

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Paul A. Schmidt
95, 4X4, SLT 2500, 5 spd. , 4. 10, 270 hp. ,675ft. lb. TST, AFC spring kit,215hp. injectors,16cm2 turbo housing, Pacbrake, Walker muffler,
GearVendor O. D. , CenterForce Dual Friction clutch.
Eastern PA.

 

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BCFAST, U. S. Gear told me the gear pitch they are now using is 16 degrees, up 5 degrees from the 11 degree pitch they were using. This was done to reduce gear noise without appreciably reducing strength. BTW, the U. S. Gear auxiliary transmission is the old Doug Nash overdrive... with enhancements made to increase strength and reliability.

I would like to hear from some of you that have the U. S. Gear underdrive (or overdrive) installed behind an automatic transmission. How well does it shift? I've heard there were (and/or are) concerns regarding shifting. Anyone? I know one thing, I put a lot of miles on a touring van owned by a former neighbor of mine who installed a Doug Nash overdrive on it... it worked FLAWLESSLY!

I would like to know how well one of these works behind an automatic as I'm getting sick and tired of pouring more and more money down the rat hole after sh*t that doesn't work.

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ive try to contact most of you guys personally about our used gv units. to clarify what we have, it is what gv calls the cores to the units. i know two were still working fine when they were removed but the rest were either burned out or stripped out. someone could probably build two good units out of what we have,but the only way to know for sure is to look at them. ill be out of town until thurs, ill try to look at what we have closer fri. idont want to sell anyone a useless unit,so buyer beware.

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Thanks Paul, that seals the deal for me!