A dog leg gearbox is a manual transmission with an unusual shift pattern which forces a "dog leg" (up-over-up) shift between first and second gear. This pattern is named for its resemblance to the hind leg of a dog. This is an article about manual transmission in general; for guidance on how to drive with a manual transmission, see Manual transmission driving technique. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris (Linnaeus, 1758) The Dog is a canine carnivorous mammal that has been domesticated for at least 14,000 years and perhaps for as long as 150,000 years based on recent evidence. ...
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Dog leg pattern gearboxes are usually found on performance and racing automobiles. This is because in road racing it is rare to shift into first gear other than for the initial start or exiting a pit lane. Car redirects here. ...
Notable street cars to feature the dog leg pattern are the Porsche 914, early 911, 928 and Lamborghini Miura.
An automotive gearbox as set forth in claim 1, wherein said synchromesh hub presents a toothed shoulder thereon for engaging a correspondingly toothed member on said drive member when said synchromesh hub is shifted into said position for operatively rotatably coupling said input shaft to said output shaft.
The dog sleeve 58 includes circumferentially positioned dogs 64 which are sized correspondingly with the dog teeth of the synchronizing cone of the respective output gear (1st, 2nd or 3rd) with which they are to engage.
In the gearbox 160, the input gear 170 is fixed for rotation with the input shaft by a throwout bearing, such as hydraulic throwout bearing 204, and a clutch unit 206.