Re: Gearing, again

["Josh Sirota" <josh@sirota.org>]

> I also feel that much of the gear breakage is due to wheel spin when the
> car gets light on bumps and then slams back down on the surface.  Topeka
> and Peru are where almost all of my breakage has occurred.  They are high
> traction bumpy surfaces.

That makes sense.  But on the other hand, when I broke my 16:36 second gear
years back in San Diego in a torrential downpour, it was neither
high-traction nor bumpy!  So I think if they're going to break, they'll
break.

I don't understand why gear load would be lower when shifting without the
clutch.  Can someone explain that to me?

Josh
(no FF since 1997)

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