Thread: It's Back! 4-Speed Shift-On-The-Fly Tranny. New and Improved!
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Re: It's Back! 4-Speed Shift-On-The-Fly Tranny. New and Improved!
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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Travis,
Are there only two bearings on the output shaft/center wheel axle?
Yes.


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Originally Posted by sanddrag
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?
Yes, we hope. I believe this is the way 254/60 did it last year (I think 22 did it too). The difference is that we have a hole in that shaft for the dog shifting shaft, which weakens it quite a bit. We did the math and it seems like it should be fine. We did some other things differently as to maximize the strength of that shaft with the hopes that an impact will not affect anything. Only time will tell.
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