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Re: Spur cut vs. Helical Cut gears
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 6/18/2004 9 Replies

Greater percentage of torque transfer than helical gears due to a lower loss caused by gear seperation forces.

Spur gears suffer from radial seperation forces while helical gears suffer from both radial and axial seperation forces.

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