Transmission gears
I'm currently in the midst of rebuilding the transmission in my 1994 4x4 Suzuki Sidekick, and I'm hoping that you're able & willing to shed some light on a question I have. Once I got the transmission opened up, I noticed that in the lower housing component, the main drive (or 4th gear) on the countershaft (or cluster shaft) has two different tooth configurations that are separated by a gap/groove (it looks like the gear is cleaved into 2 disproportionate sections). The skinnier of the two has 34 teeth and the wider has 36....and they don't line-up. (See attached photo.) Is this supposed to be this way?... and if so, would you mind explaining to me the purpose of this so I have a better understanding of how it works?
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