[s-cars] Timing belt vs Gears vs Chain

[John Shost]

Subject: RE: [s-cars] Timing belt vs Gears vs Chain

>>> Dave Forgie writes: Do you think gears 
>>> (if you could figure out a way to span 
>>> about 18 inches with  them) wouldn't wear
>>> and have all sorts of "lash" problems.

Look at the new VW V10 TDI. Split lash free gears with a self-adjusting assembly to take into account differences in thermal expansion of the aluminum block (plasma sprayed sleeveless cylinders).

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