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Originally Posted by 911 envy
Pardon what most will consider a dumb question but is the same synchronizer take care of going into 5th from 4th and then back to 4th?
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Perfectly valid question to ask. No, 5th gear and 4th gear do not have related synchronization
The shared aspect of synchronization is only the sliding engagement sleeve that is shared by “paired” vertical gears. What I mean by “paired” is in relation to the shifter pattern
1 3 5
2 4 R
1st and 2nd share an engagement sleeve
3rd and 4th share an engagement sleeve
5th and reverse share an engagement sleeve
But their actual synchronizer assemblies are separate and operated by the respective side of the sleeve for each gear. So the actual synchro operation for the paired gears is not at all shared. BUT, those paired gears are married from a shifting standpoint. Married in the sense that they both are operated by the same shift fork inside the transmission. Which means the adjustment of the actual gear shift lever itself, in a forward or rearward direction of adjustment, affects both of those gears