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Originally Posted by Em/1
Not to be a pain in the ass, but brass IS a metal alloy, just a "soft" one...
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Yes, the brass is soft so when a broken bit of brass gets smashed between two gear sets... nothing bad happens. IF a piece of harden metal gear gets smashed between two gears, it is not good.
Ever hear people grinding reverse gear, when they are selecting reverse gear on a (cheap/eco-box)manual car. When you get that grinding noise... it is not good. Ever hear people speed up in reverse and let off the gas... the trans makes a funny gear type noise... with some ticking sounds... most of that is due to gears that are damaged from broken teeth.
I think it is why BMW has used a synchronized reverse gear for years & years. On VW's for instance... they still do not have a synchronized reverse gear!