misalignment between gear and pinion teeth

  • 1Backlash (engineering) — In mechanical engineering, backlash, sometimes called lash or play, is clearance between mating components, sometimes described as the amount of lost motion due to clearance or slackness when movement is reversed and contact is re established.… …

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  • 2Belt (mechanical) — For other belts, see Belt (disambiguation). A pair of vee belts …

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