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Quote:In a front drive car there is no transmission shaft, the clutch is at one side of the engine and the gearbox is a block with the differential.
You probably have the image of a rear drive car, where everything is still where you are guessing
Oooh, the differential is in the same box as the transmission in front-wheel drive? Cool.
I didn't know that.
I think I'm getting it, then. From looking under the hood at a front-wheel drive car, it seems that there must be a belt or chain connecting the crankshaft to the transmission. I had this idea that there WAS a drive shaft and a seperate differential box...but I think I get it. There MUST be a chain or belt though that hooks the engine to the transmission, as stated. Otherwise, I can't see how it could work otherwise.
Nek: Next time your lawnmower is at full throttle and the blade encounters a rock or something else that's solid, and it stops the blade, see if the only damage that's done is the dying and required restart of the engine.
Your blade will have a crack in it, it might even be split in half. And your flywheel key (which is very similar to a cotter/shear pin setup on an outboard) will be sheared. But be thankful this is the case! If it weren't for the flywheel key, your connecting rod, crankshaft, journal or even piston head could be cracked!
I was out boating with a 3 horsepower outboard and the prop hit a rock. At first we didn't think the shear/cotter pin setup was broken, because face it, 3 HP isn't that much. But alas, the cotter and shear pin were both split, and we had to make do with a fish-hook and a clip from a whistle. But we're happy. The engine is a 1952 Johnson, and having it break a crankshaft would economically require us to chuck it out and buy a new one, which would be quite a loss since the engine is almost an antique and is quite lovable.
f only life let you press CTRL-Z.
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