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Sychromesh and constant mesh standard transmissions..

May 22nd, 2009
Synchromesh: Continuation from our Helical Gear post yesterday. Conyiniuing my converstion with Brian of GotTransmissions.com, I explained that Constant-mesh gearboxes are quieter and slicker, but you still have to match the spinning speeds before you could engage the chosen gear. The final improvement, and the one which removes the need for double-clutching, is synchromesh. Synchromesh is a [...]
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Constant Mesh and Sychronized Gears equal modern standard transmissions..

May 21st, 2009
In the days before GotTransmissons.com was even a thought, changing or shifting from gear to gear was a delicate and potentially damaging operation requiring considerable skill. Straight-cut gears had to be matched in speed, synchronized,  before being brought into mesh together. The result was an unfriendly grinding noise – clashing of the gears, as it [...]
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