<VV> Re: Flat Towing, my experience & viewpoint

[BBRT]

Rats!  I think you are right, Bob. About the cluster and clutch gear being 
tied to the disk which is held by pressure plate to flywheel/engine.  I 
guess the splash must be entirely by the gear stack which can rotate and 
must with the output shaft/pinion shaft.

Chuck S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BobHelt at aol.com>
To: <chsadek at adelphia.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Cc: <khammett at stainlessfab.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:04 PM
Subject: <VV> Re: Flat Towing, my experience & viewpoint


> In a message dated 7/20/05 1:13:35 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> chsadek at adelphia.net writes:
>
>> and any residual drag of fluid or drag due to needle bearings in
>> clutch/input  gear will turn input/clutch gear and the cluster gear. 
>> There
>> is no load, so it won't take much to turn larger mainshaft gears and 
>> cluster
>>
>> gear.
>
> Chuck,
> I don't think that this is possible. When in neutral, the cluster gear is
> meshed with the clutch input gear, which is splined to the input shaft, 
> which is
> splined to the clutch disc, which is directly connected to the engine. So
> unless the clutch is released, the cluster gear Is PREVENTED from rotating 
> unless
> the engine is running.
>
> Regards,
> Bob Helt
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