Thread: Meshing Gears
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Unread 26-06-2004, 00:36
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Re: Meshing Gears

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Originally Posted by FizMan
Also, you think there'd be any problems with meshing helical-gears in this fashion without dogs and all? Just moving it to lock up with another helical gear?
Any rotating part ramming into another rotating (or stationary) part has inherent problems. It's the nature of the business. The better transmission is the one that copes with these problems best.
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