Automatic transmission vehicles have an overdrive gear which is the highest gear available. When you shift to select the overdrive gear, it will reduce the revolutions-per-minute of the engine as it is running. You will do this whenever you want to maintain a single speed on the road. For instance, if your car has an … Read more
The transmission is one of the most important parts of a vehicle. Without it, getting to your destination would be near impossible. In a nutshell, the transmission works by redirecting engine power to the driveshaft so that the wheels of the car can rotate. If you take care of your car and bring it to … Read more
All automobiles on the road contain devices between the wheels called differentials, or gear trains. The purpose of differentials is to allow the wheels of the vehicle to rotate at varying speeds. This is done by splitting the torque of the engine into two separate outputs. The speed of each output will be different in … Read more
A slipping transmission is more common in automatic transmission vehicles than manual vehicles simply because there are a lot more automatics around. But this doesn’t mean that it can’t happen with manual transmissions because it can, especially with a new or aggressive driver. A slipping manual transmission usually has to do with a clutch problem, … Read more
Axles are what give vehicles the ability to rotate their wheels. Some vehicles have it where the axles are attached to the wheels while others have the axles attached to the body. In addition to giving the wheels the ability to rotate, axles may also support the weight of a vehicle too. This is true … Read more
The transaxle of a vehicle is the integrated assembly of the transmission and the differential. This means the transaxle is responsible for allowing you to both change gears (just like with a transmission) and split the engine power amongst the wheels of your vehicle (just like a differential). You will find a transaxle in many … Read more
The transmission fluid of a vehicle is responsible for lubricating and cooling the internal components of the transmission. As you likely know, the transmission is responsible for transmitting the engine’s power to your vehicle’s wheels. If you have an automatic transmission, then your vehicle will change gears automatically based on how fast you’re driving and … Read more
If you’re driving a vehicle with a manual transmission, then you need to operate the clutch and know how it works. In layman’s terms, the clutch is the link between the wheels and engine of your vehicle. It gives you the ability to disengage the engine when you step down on the clutch pedal. This … Read more