Efficiency. Less horsepower loss thru straight-cut gears.
Bud Osbourne
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From: spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net
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Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 7:10 PM
To: Mark Haynes
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: [!! SPAM] Re: [Spridgets] Illumination needed-Straight cut vs
Helical Gears
Thanks for asking that question Mark! I always wanted to know that myself.
Are straight cut stronger because of the amount of material at the base of
the teeth?
Dave W.
> OK racers,
> Can someone explain to me why all of the racers want to use Straight
> cut gears in their transmissions? Straight cut gears (or spur gears)
> apply the torque load to only one tooth on each gear at a time, where
> helical gears (such as are commonly used in manual transmissions)
> apply the torque load to two to three teeth at a time. Thus the
> helical gears have less of a tendency to get damaged, where the spur
> gears take a beating.
> So what's the attraction? (Plus straight cut gears are whiny!)
>
> Or is it just the way in which they are engaged, Dogs vs conical synchros?
>
>
> Mark Haynes
> It only goes one way-Pay it Forward
> HAN6L12977
> HAN5L8016
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