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Re: Part functionality questions
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 21 Jan 2000 21:07:38 GMT
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This gear is also used in 8858 Rebel Wrecker to allow the axle that connects
from the light on top of the cab to connect to the steering mechanism up
front. The gear is used as part of the driveline from the motor to the rear
differential on the truck. The rotation of the driveline has no effect on
the steering. Pretty ingenious use of such a crucial piece in this
instance.
Dan
"alex wetmore" <alex@phred.org> wrote in message
news:947701702.604008@phred.org...
> "Ben Jackson" <ben@ben.com> wrote in message news:Fo8Iqz.1uC@lugnet.com...
> > > 2) The technics gears service pack includes a dark grey 16T gear with a • smooth
> > > ID (rotates on an axle) and a very small ridge of teeth on the top of • the
> gear
> > > around the axle hole. What parts can mesh with the top ridge of teeth • other
> > > than another gear of the same type?
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> [snip]
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> > LEGO tends to use that dark gray gear as an idler to connect a • differential.
> > The best use I've ever seen of it is to drive a second clock hand (one • of
> the
> > aforementioned plates). With a toothed bushing you can lock it to an • axle
> and
> > it's a regular (but thicker and dark gray) 16t gear.
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> This gear is also very useful for making multispeed transmissions. The • 8880
> Supercar and 8480 Space Shuttle both use them this way. Before buying
> either set I had played with making 2sp transmissions using this gear as
> well.
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> alex
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| "Ben Jackson" <ben@ben.com> wrote in message news:Fo8Iqz.1uC@lugnet.com... (...) smooth (...) gear (...) other (...) [snip] (...) differential. (...) the (...) and (...) This gear is also very useful for making multispeed transmissions. The 8880 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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