GenTech™ Gearing Optionfor Spicer® Drive Axles

When noise is not an option, choose GenTech™.For drive axle operation that is quieter, smoother and stronger, Dana’s GenTech gearing option delivers.

Dana’s proprietary GenTech hypoid gearing optionis available with select Spicer® single drive axles fornoise-sensitive applications, reducing drive axlenoise as much as 12 decibels.

GenTech gearing draws from extensive Dana auto-motive experience for best-in-class reductions innoise, vibration and harshness (NVH). The GenTechgearing option approaches automotive-level noisequality while maintaining heavy-duty durability.

Quieter, superbly matched GenTech gear teethresult from a comprehensive Dana solution thatcombines advanced design technology and state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, including:• multi-axis gear cutting• finely controlled heat-treatment• stringent material specifications• computerized testing for optimal quality control

With Dana’s GenTech gearing option, drive axleoperation contributes farless to overall noise levels,creating a quieter, more pleasant drivingexperience.

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GenTech™ Gearing Option for Spicer® Drive Axles

All applications must be approved by the Application Engineering Department. Specifications and/or design are subject to change without notice or obligation. Printed in USA AXSL-0489 02/08

For spec‘ing or service assistance, call 1-877-777-5360 or visit our website at www.dana.com

Dana Commercial Vehicle Products Group3939 Technology Drive

Maumee, Ohio, USA 43537

www.dana.com

Quieter. Durable. GenTech.A new generation of heavy-duty drive axle gearing,GenTech™, is now available as a production shipment optionfor select Spicer® drive axles. GenTech hypoid gearing pro-vides automotive level, best-in-class reductions in noise,vibration, and harshness (NVH), for medium- and heavy-dutyvehicle applications that require increased torque capacityand maximum durability. GenTech axle gearing is available as an option for motor coaches, school buses, recreationalvehicles, and other approved applications. GenTech gearing is a proprietary system utilizing the latestcomputer aided design methods, premium manufacturingprocesses, tightly controlled heat-treat and material specifications, and advanced in-line testing. Superblymatched gear tooth geometry and contact patterns areachieved by leveraging Dana experience in automotive geartechnology and the use of premium processes, advancedgear tooth cutting machinery and tools, and state-of-the-artmanufacturing equipment. GenTech hypoid axle gearing provides substantially quieterand smoother axle operation, while still maintaining thestrength and durability required for medium- and heavy-dutycommercial vehicle applications.