ST-10 4 speed ?

[jmantle]

Originally Posted by rod

RE; cluster gear. does the gear move [whatever the clearance allows] to the front or the rear under power?
in other words, does the main drive push the cluster to the rear or does the 1st speed gear push the cluster forward?
thanks Rod in AZ

The helix angles on the 2 3 4 gears is different to that of the input gears. The idea of the different angles is to cancel any thrust load on the cluster.

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632