13. How does the reversing gear get lubricated?

The reversing gear is supplied with a constant flow of engine oil from the main pressured oil system of the engine. The oil flows out through a small hole in the aft end of the crankshaft (under pressure), directly into the gear cage assembly.

The gear cage assembly contains all of the major parts of the reversing gear, including the small pinion gears that provide reverse, the forward clutch disks and the operating cone which contains the “throw out bearing” used to engage the forward clutch assembly. - Updated: November 4, 2003