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There are so many problems with electrification development. No infrastructure, no stations to charge the batteries. And charging takes too long. Also, many cars don’t match the charger, many vehicles have to
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Automatic transmission is currently installed on a large number of cars, but drivers are divided in their opinions about it. Some agree that it is extremely convenient, others say that it is more trouble than good. In particular, the claims relate to very expensive repair rates, because certainly, just as any other engineered element, it sometimes fails.
Some shops opt to just replace all the solenoids on the valve body. On some models that makes sense as the replacement solenoids are fairly cost effective. For other models, the cost of either OEM or aftermarket replacement solenoids do make it worthwhile to test and only replace the ones that are worn or faulty.
Nowadays, there is still no ideal solutions on how to transmit torque from the engine to the drive wheels — actually, there’s not even a universal agreement on the best location for the switching mechanism that controls the ratio changes.
When
we talk about testing, we not only need to understand why we are testing it,
but more importantly, the
how do we test it. The “why” is fairly
straight forward, as we want to determine if it is still functioning properly
and that we can reuse it. The how to
test it might not be as clear, and there are multiple methods of how to test,
and sometimes opinions on how to test that are not always accurate.
Not always bubbles on transmission dipstick are caused by insufficient ATF (transmission oil) level or its overflow. Problem can be more serious. As a rule, this symptom indicates certain
faults in the transmission operation. In
most cases, transmission fluid foaming is caused by abnormal ATF levels, but sometimes it is a result of transmission being damaged badly.
If you are used to keeping everything under control, including the gear shifting process in your classic car, you should certainly consider using an advanced electronic transmission in your motorcar. If you make up your mind to give it a try, you will need an additional transmission module/controller to move the performance capacity of your car to a new level.
Despite the fact that today cars equipped with manual transmissions become obsolete and get replaced with more advanced automatic models, it still can be useful to know how to drive a stick shift, especially if you plan to steal a manually shifting car. And a recent story from Canada proves this point.
Much like modern automotive trend on shifting from with manual transmissions to more confortable automatics, in the first decade of the last century there was a demand for a semi-automatic transmission that operated without the driver involvement. And automotive engineers of that time had some interesting engineering solutions to offer.
Automatic transmissions reduce the number of cars transmission components, which reduces automatic transmission and transferring engine power to the drivetrain. To improve shifts, one should reduce higher engine speed when torque increases and maintain an optimum RPM. Revolutions per minute (RPMs) are a measure of how quickly your transmission is transferring power from the engine to the wheels.
The advantage to just changing your transmission fluid over a transmission flush is that changing is much faster and will also be much cheaper. Flushing your transmission fluid is a better, more thorough alternative to a basic change, which, of course, means Flushing will also cost you more.
A manual transmission is a house of various components like gears, shafts, and various selecting mechanism that are arranged in a special fashion to provide appropriate torque and speed ratios to compete with the challenges provided by the different road conditions.
When considering a car purchase, reliable automatic transmission is a huge deciding factor. CVT transmissions are considered the most efficient and reliable type of automatic gearbox. Is it true?
An automatic transmission uses planetary gearing, also known as planet gears, to change the output speed and torque of a vehicle. A gear system consists of a central sun gear, a set of planet gears and an outer ring gear.
A fluid coupling allows the driver to use the clutch and gears with less skill and fatigue than with an all mechanical linkage, and transmits power from one shaft to another using fluid.
The most common type of automatic transmission is the Automatic Torque Converter (ATC), which uses a converter friction clutch and a clutch transmission to control the engine speed. It is similar to a manual transmission but uses a torque converter instead of a clutch.
Probably every transmission repair specialist was keen on LEGO constructions or at least enjoyed making some minor things with their hands. Here's the game taken to a new level of creativity!
Modern auto industry is full of sophisticated drivetrain technologies which are supposed to make your driving experience even more pleasant and trouble-free. Despite a great abundance of sophisticated technical solutions, it is highly likely that very few people know a transmission solution operating like a manual CVT.
Over recent years engineers developed a lot of gear shifting solutions for different car brands, which may seem a bit unusual for oldtime drivers. In this article we will review the most peculiar gear stick technologies and provide video materials related to these technologies.
Only few people know about transmission concepts which were popular 70-90 years ago. For men of today, these gearboxes may seem very unusual and weird, but even now some gearboxes that date back to those years are quite competitive in comparison with modern transmissions.
Nowadays Extroid CVTs are commonly known as “toroidal” due to the fact that the working surface of driving and driven discs in this transmission has the form of a torus. Extroid CVT is not a V-belt transmission, but a friction drive CVT.