It explained things very well, but I'm still a bit lost on exactly how the reverse gear is always going to rotate in the opposite direction.
Definitely not a waste of ten minutes for anyone, I would say. Pretty educational.
That brought a smile. I remember those horrible films from high school too. Too bad they didn't show these videos, we would have asked for more...
That was fun! Always good for the mind to learn something.
Didn’t know synchromesh went back that far. I once got drafted to drive our church bus which was an old school bus, because I was the only member of the congregation who knew how to double clutch!
Learned that in the Army driving 2 1/2T trucks.
Yes, reverse and syncromesh were not as well explained as the basic operation. But a fun watch nonetheless.
Reverse...notice that the two ‘gears’ at post # 1 are spininning in opposite directions. If you added another it spins the same direction as the first and is in the ‘forward’ mode. If you add yet another it goes in the opposite direction of the first again. This would be reverse. The different gear ratios in forward mode are simply achieved by changing the size of the third wheel of the order. (changing the leverage.)