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VEX Ball Shifting into Neutral

Okay I know there is a big thread about this but I was a bit afraid that my post would get lost since there are so many posts, so I am posting here. My team and I had the idea of putting a ratchet on the low gear of the gear box so while in that gear it could not back drive without putting stress on the CIM motors. Then the high gear would be made a neutral gear as described in the other thread. This would make it so the pawl would not have to be pulled out just the sifter would shift to neutral. What my question is when the low gear has so much torque on it will the sifting mech be damaged or hurt in any way when it is pulled into neutral?