pic: Shifting Drivetrain with Transmissions

Originally Posted by Jared

I like your design, but I'm not a fan of cantilevered gears, especially with questionably fitting hex bearings. Last year, we had cantilevered gears, and we saw accelerated wear and eventually failure. Also, it seems that your design would be slightly thicker, as you do not have the cluster gear over the shifting shaft.

How a cantilevered gear right next to the plate frame any worse than the cantilever of the pinion on your CIM output shaft? Also the cluster gear fits over the area where the pneumatic cylinder is, so no space is lost. You are right that flipping the CIMs takes out CIM area, but you are forgetting that the pneumatic cylinder is there and you still need a cutout in your bellypan large enough to service with. I think you'll find that in the end you're not going to be saving as much room as you think you will be.