Selecting a Gear
All that remains is to provide a way to shift gears internally. The gear shifter lever works a mechanism which moves a pair of selector forks, one fork locked into the slot cut into the slider, allowing the fork to push forward or backwards to select one of two possible gears.
These mechanisms are called synchronizer Assembly’s
To select first gear you move the gearstick to the left – which engages the first/reverse gear selector fork – the next logical gear to select is second gear, which pushes the first/second hub into mesh with the next gear.
By disengaging the clutch and moving the lever to the properly marked position on the shifter lever, the first/second hub moves to the second gear. This is slightly bigger than the first gear, so when it is coupled to the main shaft the counter gear spins proportionally quicker. The other end of the counter-gear is still meshed with the gear on the output shaft, so the output shaft runs a bit quicker. Second gear.
Up to third. Repaeat above process to achieve a higher gear ratio. Same procedure for fourth, fifth and sith gear, should your standard transmission be so equipped.
This is a fairly technical issue to understand, and most people don’t. I wanted to outline this because when we get done with standard transmission theory, perhaps it will all make sense when you put it together.
A few ending comments. Use the proper fluid for your particular standard transmission and maintain it according to factory specs. It is real easy to forget to maintain your manual tranny because it works and works, never complaining, practically not revealing itself until it fails, which stinks because at that time, you will need the service, advise and honesty of a company like GotTransmissions.com to steer you in a direction that fits your needs.
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