Quaife (operation of a quaife)

[rapieper@yahoo.com ('Cheapass' Ron Pieper)]

--- Allyn <amalventano1@comcast.net> wrote:
> holy crap! i understand that perfectally but doesnt that design imply
> that there are 'wearable
> parts'? i thought a quaife would last forever :).
> any details on how wear is controlled/eliminated?
> Al

Any well-designed and manufactured gear will last nearly forever, given
decent lube and no abuse.  They are *highly* engineered items.  What
breaks in almost any modern (or old) tranny is not the gears, it's the
stuff around them (synchros, etc.)

=====
Cheapass Ron
'87 Scirocco 16Victor
Pet Peeve du jour:  It's GTI not GTi!!  Read the nameplate!  (US only)

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