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Overshift

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004090

An unintended or incorrect gear selection in a manual transmission, where the driver attempts to shift into a higher gear but accidentally selects a lower gear. This can cause the engine to rev excessively high, potentially leading to severe engine damage due to over-revving. Overshifts are a common cause of engine failure in racing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004090
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMechanical engineering
TranslationsGerman: Schaltfehler; Spanish: desalineación por sobrecambio; French: sur-décalage
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004090",
  "term": "Overshift",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An unintended or incorrect gear selection in a manual transmission, where the driver attempts to shift into a higher gear but accidentally selects a lower gear. This can cause the engine to rev excessively high, potentially leading to severe engine damage due to over-revving. Overshifts are a common cause of engine failure in racing.",
  "subject": "Mechanical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schaltfehler",
    "es": "desalineación por sobrecambio",
    "fr": "sur-décalage"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/overshift/"
}

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