laygear, n. Engin.
(ˈleɪgɪə(r))
[f. layshaft n. + gear n.]
The set of gearwheels on a layshaft. Also laygear cluster.
| 1947 Brit. Repair Man. II (Austin section) 27/2 To remove third motion shaft it will first be necessary to free it from the laygear. 1952 A. W. Judge Mod. Motor Engineer (ed. 5) II. xi. 440 Before the end cover can be removed from the gearbox, complete with the third motion shaft..and its gears, the laygear must be dropped out of mesh. Ibid., The laygear cluster and the thrust washers can be retained in their correct positions by following the layshaft through with a thin rod. 1962 Engineering 23 Feb. 285/2 To prepare Austin motor laygears for gear cutting. 1972 K. Ball Fiat 1300, 1500 Autobook 150 The laygear is driven by the first motion shaft and drives the third motion shaft according to the gear selected. 1979 Motorcycling Manual (Motorcycling Monthly) 53 (caption) Next comes the laygear cluster. |