Re: Reverse gear synchronized?, DIY stereo install

From: jim miller (jmiller@texnet.net)
Date: Thu Apr 13 2000 - 23:48:07 EDT


A synchronizer is a brass device attached to the gears that equalizes the speed of
the gears before the steel teeth engage. How are you going to equalize the speed of
the gears when they are turning is the opposite direction???????

> Yeah, but is it POSSIBLE?!

> It is NOT POSSABLE to synchronize reverse.
>
> > Reverse gear has no blocking ring or synchronizer. Either put the clutch
> > in and wait a few seconds then try for reverse, or go into another gear and
> > then to reverse without letting the clutch out. Perfectly normal



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