[Andy Brockway]

Originally Posted by Rick TYler

Is there a handy-dandy "understanding gears" reference available, either in a library or online? I am perfectly happy calculating gear ratios and such (several years as a cyclist did that), but otherwise you might as well be speaking Cantonese. Unless you *are* a Cantonese speaker, then it sounds Norwegian.

Thanks.

I use nominal for C-C distance on my gearboxes. This distance is only as good as the machine and operator that makes the plates. We also run dry for break-in under no load condition and then lube before loading.

Team 716 white papers for the dual speed has a section on determining C-C distance and selecting gear ratios for clearance of non-meshing gears.