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OCR: WORM GEARS DRIVEN GEAR WHEEL WORM GEAR A shaft with a screw thread, called a worm gear, can turn a gear wheel placed at a right angle to it. However, the gear wheel cannot turn the worm gear. Worm gears usually reduce speed and increase force.