Thread: It's Back! 4-Speed Shift-On-The-Fly Tranny. New and Improved!
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Unread 16-02-2005, 02:33
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Re: It's Back! 4-Speed Shift-On-The-Fly Tranny. New and Improved!
Travis,

I can't wait to see it in person.

I have a couple questions. Are there only two bearings on the output shaft/center wheel axle? One in the "inner" gearbox plate and one on the "outside" of the frame? This is the way I envision it would be done, but if there are more than two bearings, I sure would like to know how you avoid binding.

Also, with the last shaft in the gearbox essentially being a wheel axle, how does that affect gear mesh if the wheel takes a hit or something, especially with an exposed wheel. Or does everything fit so precisely that nothing can move even if hit?

Last, I can't wait to see/hear more on that wheel.
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