I talk to a lot of car people and it seems that VERY few of them know what synchros actually do…
By definition they “use friction to match the speeds of the gears”, but could you draw a picture of how they work?
No cheating and looking at “how stuff works” (although that description is pretty weak)
The cone on the blue gear fits into the cone-shaped area in the collar, and friction between the cone and the collar synchronize the collar and the gear. The outer portion of the collar then slides so that the dog teeth can engage the gear.
Every manufacturer implements transmissions and synchros in different ways, but this is the general idea.
google wins again
yeah, but do you understand exactly what’s happening?
what gear rotates freely? what is coupled to the shaft permanently.
Ill be honest. No. I know it sucks when they are not working properly and shit grinds though.
as far as im concerned, transmissions work off of magic and worm holes
yeah. did you know that when you “grind a gear” you are actually grinding the dogs on the gear and the baulk ring? The GEARS never grind unless you shattered one.
never knew that, but it makes sense I suppose
posting a bunch of pictures from the web doesn’t mean you could draw me a picture and explain how it works though…
shrug I think it explains it pretty well, honestly. It acts almost like a lead in for the gear
I actually thought they were called balk rings, unless you talk to Mustang folks who call them blocker rings.
However, yes I could draw how it works reasonably well. Didn’t really have a clue until I killed a transmission in my Mustang about 12 or so years ago, and decided to tackle it myself. It really is some cool engineering.
FWIW, the last set of pictures will be really helpful, since Laura has asked me a few times how that all works.
Let me guess…you and friend discussing 5th gear in a certain silver car?
it doesn’t say anything about what is coupled to the shaft. it doesn’t talk about what is decoupled. Is the gear spinning when the clutch is pressed in?
it’s very vague and leaves out a lot.
haha, idk what silver car you’re speaking of.
i couldn’t recall if it was balk or baulk. i think it is the former, though.
Or even a brake if you want to explain it a bit more definitively.
my bad
I dont get it.
All i know is they work when they want to and if they dont you take them to a specialist.
David Blane. Synchros weren’t around before he was alive
i do… but only cuz im a nerd and looked it up years ago when i was thinking of installing my own LSD
