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Originally Posted by sammyg2
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Way way back in auto class the teacher told us:
Straight-cut gears are most strongest but most noisiest.
Those angled-cut create a side thrust with load and a harmonic imbalance to the rim circle at high speed and load changes.
That herringbone-cut gears eliminate side thrust and self align and provide redundancy in case of tooth breakage.
But do they cause more friction thrust on main bearings?
How come herringbone is not used in everything?
