Reverse Gear Power Flow
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The reverse gear is meshed with and is driven by the first gear which rotates freely around the output shaft "C". The reverse gear synchromesh hub is fixed to the output shaft "B", the hub synchronizes the speed of the hub (output shaft "B") and the speed of the reverse gear and first gear. The hub then locks the reverse gear to the output shaft "B" and drive is transmitted out through the final drive "D". See Fig 1 .