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gear shift

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Too Afraid to Ask

It’s the part you move to change gears, like from low speed to high speed. Think of it as the switch that tells your car how fast or slow you want to go.

Technical Definition

The gear shift is the lever or button that allows a driver to select different gears in a vehicle’s transmission, controlling power delivery and speed.

Hear It Discussed

"[842.0s] You know, like, when they've defined, [843.6s] okay, this is how a gear shift works, [844.6s] and here's brake, you know, clutch,"

Is The Longbow Speedster The Future Of British Roadsters? — Carmudgeon w/ Cammisa & DTS — Ep 236 The Carmudgeon Show 14:02

"“...mechanical linkages on the on the gear shift right...”"

C7 Corvette, Porsche 930 & Car Trailers: Towlos Startup 🏎️🔧 To All The Cars I've Loved Before: Classic Car Restoration, JDM, and Automotive History 42:54

"[2425.1s] it's modernising it [2426.2s] it's [2427.5s] it's [2428.0s] fixing the gear shift [2428.5s] so it's not"

Restomods: the good, the bad & where it all began, with Henry Catchpole | Episode 51 The evo podcast 40:28

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