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One operating characteristic of the reversing reduction gear unit, shown in the illustration, is that once a clutch is engaged, the __________. See illustration MO-0085.

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One operating characteristic of the reversing reduction gear unit, shown in the illustration, is that once a clutch is engaged, the __________. See illustration MO-0085.

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• Reversing reduction gear layout: which shafts/clutches drive ahead vs astern • How a multiple-disk clutch behaves once fully engaged (relationship between input and output speed/torque) • What happens to the non-selected clutch/gear train in a typical marine reverse-reduction gear

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• Look at the illustration and trace the power flow from the engine input shaft, through the engaged clutch, to the output shaft. Does that path allow continuous slip or is it a solid mechanical link once locked? • Ask yourself whether both clutches can ever be engaged at the same time without damaging the gear train. • Consider what must happen to the gears connected to the clutch that is NOT engaged. How is that gear train prevented from turning?

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• Decide whether a properly adjusted marine friction clutch, when engaged, is designed for slip or for positive drive under normal operation. • Confirm whether a second clutch can safely be engaged on the same gear set while the first is already engaged. • From the illustration, identify how the idle clutch/gear train is held when not selected: is it allowed to freewheel, or positively held from rotation?

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Question 1 of 205eccefa3bacbc34ba4d47cfd

One operating characteristic of the reversing reduction gear unit, shown in the illustration, is that once a clutch is engaged, the __________. See illustration MO-0085.

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One operating characteristic of the reversing reduction gear unit, shown in the illustration, is that once a clutch is engaged, the __________. See illustration MO-0085.

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