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drop down main gear Question

Discussion in 'Technical Q&A' started by surfermark, Jun 28, 2004.

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  1. surfermark

    surfermark Formula Junior

    May 19, 2004
    318
    Mill Valley, CA
    Full Name:
    Mark
    Sometimes I see the term "drop down main gear". Can someone tell me what this means? I am new to the Ferrari world.
     
  2. rexrcr

    rexrcr Formula 3
    Rossa Subscribed

    Nov 27, 2002
    1,578
    Kalamazoo, MI
    Full Name:
    Rob Schermerhorn
    Spur gear in a transmission. Look up spur gear in any mechanical/machine design book.

    They're used in many Ferrari transmissions.

    AKA drop gear.

    Rob
     

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