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Part-4: CVT transmissions- continuously variable transmission

June 12th, 2009
Another transmission article on another version of the CVT transmission — the toroidal CVT system — replaces the belts and pulleys with discs and power rollers. Although such a system seems drastically different, all of the components are analogous to a belt-and-pulley system and lead to the same results — a continuously variable transmission. Here’s how [...]
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Part-3 CVT Continuously variable transmissions-Pulley-based CVTs..

June 10th, 2009
More on CVT transmissions from: Part-2 of CVT transmissions. Pulley-based CVT Look into a planetary style automatic transmission, and you’ll see a complex world of gears, brakes, clutches and governing devices. By comparison, a continuously variable transmission is a study in simplicity. Most CVTs only have three basic components: A high-power metal or rubber belt A variable-input “driving” pulley An [...]
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Part-2: CVT continuously variable transmissions..

June 9th, 2009
­If you’ve read about the structure and function of CVT automatic transmissions in Part-1: CVT Transmissions, then you know that the job of the transmission is to change the speed ratios between the engine and the appropriate (front or rear) wheels of an automobile. In other words, without a transmission, cars would only have one [...]
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Part-1: CVT- continuously variable transmission

May 27th, 2009
Some say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But the continuously variable transmission (CVT), which has been around, since DaVinci conceptualized it some 500 years ago. He had no means to make one and prove it..it is currently replacing planetary rebuilt automatic transmissions in some automobiles Since the first toroidal CVT patent was noted, in [...]
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Hydra-Matic 6T70 (MH2) six-speed automatic transmission…

May 25th, 2009

2008 Hydra-Matic 6T70 (MH2) FWD Six Speed FWD

[/caption] General Motors new Hydra-Matic 6T70 six-speed automatic transmission, an advanced automatic  transmission with clutch-to-clutch shift operation for front and all-wheel drive vehicles, debuted in the all-new 2007 Saturn Aura midsize sedan. Co-developed with Ford Motor Co., the new six-speed joins the already [...]
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700-R4 And 4L60-E Automatic Transmissions Has Been The Staple Of General Motors…

March 4th, 2009

700 R-4 Chevy Transmission

[/caption] The 700-R4 transmission is most likely the most popular transmission used by General Motors. The factory names are 4L60 for the early hydraulic models and the later computerized model is called the 4L60-E, (4-speeds, Longitudinally positioned, 6000 lbs. GVW).. After being a transmission mechanic for 35 years and [...]
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