It is required to design a five-speed manual gearbox for a typical car (5 forward and 1 reverse speeds).  In particular, it is required to:  

1- Select a typical car make and model and look for the engine and gearbox specifications 

2- Design the gear train: stages, ratios, gear types and teeth numbers 

3- Design the gears: use AGMA approach based on a minimum factor of safety of 2  

4- Design the shafts: static and fatigue strengths 

5- Select the bearings: use commercial catalogs

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