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What is a Syncromesh gear?

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Subject: What is a Syncromesh gear?
From: rdonahue@holli.com (Robert J. Donahue)
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 96 22:54 EST
I've driven several cars that had non-sycromesh gears, usually reverse or
reverse and first gear. I know the non-syncro gears are noisier (kind of a
whining sound), but why is syncro considered so desirable? Can anybody
describe what it is in simple terms?

Bob Donahue  " 50s FOREVER "           
rdonahue@holli.com          
1953 MG-TD under restoration
1971 MGB 



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