Quote Originally Posted by 02NavyBlue View Post
I think that when they say driving separately, that since they're offset, the most force goes through the one with the tooth at the right angle. Since they're not at the same angle, one may take more torque than the other, back and forth. Am I on the right track? I always knew they were offset to reduce noise but didn't think about any other differences til now.
Yes, that's correct. That's not 100% the way it works, but it's close enough for this conversation.