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  • Automatic Transmission Replace

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    Automatic Transmission Replace

    How to Remove an Automatic Transmission Removing a transmission is not as difficult as it sounds. Most shops charge huge amounts of labor time to remove and replace the unit. By ...

  • AWD Four-wheel drive (4x4)

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    AWD Four-wheel drive (4x4)

    Four-wheel drive (4x4) explained Four-wheel drive, All-wheel drive, AWD, 4WD, or 4x4 ("four by four") is a four-wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four wheels to ...

  • Beam axle

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    Beam axle

    Beam axle A beam axle is a suspension system, also called a solid axle, in which one set of wheels is connected laterally by a single beam or shaft. A live axle is a type of beam ...

  • Clutch Adjust & Replace

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    Clutch Adjust & Replace

    Replace Car Clutch and Adjust To replace a clutch disc the transmission must be removed. A clutch is a requirement on any vehicle with a manual transmission. Its purpose is to ...

  • Clutch Cable Adjust & Replace

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    Clutch Cable Adjust & Replace

    How to replace a car clutch cable Your vehicles clutch is designed to disengage the engine from the transmission when the vehicle is in gear and stopped. Also, the clutch is ...

  • Clutch explained

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    Clutch explained

    Automotive clutch explained A clutch is a mechanical device that provides for the transmission of power (and therefore usually motion) from one component (the driving member) to ...

  • Clutch Faults older classic cars

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    Clutch Faults older classic cars

    Clutch Faults For older and classic cars Problems with your vehicles clutch is your clutch slipping making a strange noise? Clutch Faults guide Here we will help you understand ...

  • Clutch Master Cylinder Replace

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    Clutch Master Cylinder Replace

    How to Replace a Clutch Master Cylinder The clutch master cylinder is a unit that is designed to operate the clutch secondary-slave cylinder to disengage the transmission from ...

  • Clutch Slave-Secondary Cylinder Replace

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    Clutch Slave-Secondary Cylinder Replace

    Replace a Clutch Slave-Secondary Cylinder A clutch slave or secondary cylinder is a hydraulic device used to release the clutch; thus, it disengages the engine and transmission ...

  • Continuously variable transmission

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    Continuously variable transmission

    Automotive Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is a transmission that can change steplessly through an infinite number of effective gear ...

  • Cruise control

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    Cruise control

    Cruise control explained Cruise control (sometimes known as speed control or autocruise, or tempomat in some countries) is a system that automatically controls the speed of a ...

  • CV Axle Joint

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    CV Axle Joint

    How a Car CV Axle Joint Works A CV joint or constant velocity joint is a type of mechanism that connects two fixed rotating shafts. This joint allows the shafts to be connected ...

  • Differential Axel (Rear) Replace

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    Differential Axel (Rear) Replace

    How to Remove a car Rear Axle Differential Assembly The rear differential axle assembly on your vehicle is a device that employees gears which transmit torque and rotation to the ...

  • Differential Axle workings

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    Differential Axle workings

    How a car Differential Axle Works So what, exactly, is the rear axle for and what does it do? Well, it has three main functions - First, to receive the power from the engine (via ...

  • Differential Drain & Refill

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    Differential Drain & Refill

    How to Drain and Refill a car Differential Note Drain plug position Servicing a differential isn’t a job that needs done too often. However, it does need done as preventative ...

  • Differential Types

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    Differential Types

    Differential Types explained A differential is a device, usually, but not necessarily, employing gears, which is connected to the outside world by three shafts, chains, or ...

  • Double clutch explained

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    Double clutch explained

    Car Double clutch Shifting explained A double clutch (also called a double declutch) is a method of shifting gears primarily used for vehicles with an unsynchronized manual ...

  • Drive shaft types

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    Drive shaft types

    Automotive Drive shaft explained A drive shaft, driveshaft, driving shaft, propeller shaft (prop shaft), or Cardan shaft is a mechanical component for transmitting torque and ...

  • Driveshaft Replace

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    Driveshaft Replace

    How to Replace a Driveshaft Removing a driveshaft is a simple job in most cases. A driveshaft will need removed to replace leaking transmission tail housing seals, replace ...

  • Dropped axle

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    Dropped axle

    Car Dropped axle explained A dropped axle is the axle of a vehicle that is bent upwards towards the ends, i.e. the centre is 'dropped'. This gives two advantages: the centre of ...

  • F4 Front-engine, four-wheel-drive

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    F4 Front-engine, four-wheel-drive

    Automotive (F4) Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout In automotive design, an F4, or Front-engine, Four-wheel-drive layout places the internal combustion engine at the front of ...

  • FF Front-wheel-drive

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    FF Front-wheel-drive

    Car Front-wheel-drive (FF) explained FF layout Front-wheel-drive layouts are those in which the front wheels of the vehicle are driven. The most popular layout used in cars today ...

  • Flywheel Flexplate

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    Flywheel Flexplate

    Flywheel or Flexplate Every vehicle on the road has a coupler between theengine and transmission, for anautomatic transmission this is called the flexplate, for a manual ...

  • FMR Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive

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    FMR Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive

    Automotive Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive (FMR) In automotive design, a front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (FMR) is one that places the engine in the front, with the ...

  • FR Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout

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    FR Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout

    Automotive Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (FR) In automotive design, an FR, or Front-engine, Rear-wheel-drive layout is one where the engine is located at the front of the ...

  • Freewheel explained

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    Freewheel explained

    Freewheel explained In mechanical or automotive engineering, a freewheel or overrunning clutch is a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft ...

  • Gear stick types

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    Gear stick types

    Car Gear stick types explained A gear stick is the device is used to change gear; in a manual transmission vehicle this will normally be done whilst depressing the clutch pedal ...

  • Heel-and-toe technique

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    Heel-and-toe technique

    Heel-and-toe technique explained Heel-and-toe is a driving technique used mostly in performance driving,although some drivers use it on the road in everyday conditions in the ...

  • History of 4x4

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    History of 4x4

    History of Four-wheel drive 4x4 In 1893, before the establishment of a modern automotive industry in Britain, English engineer Bramah Joseph Diplock patented a four-wheel-drive ...

  • Hotchkiss drive

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    Hotchkiss drive

    Hotchkiss drive The Hotchkiss drive is a system of power transmission. It was the dominant form of power transmission for front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout cars in the 20th ...

  • Hybrid Synergy Drive

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    Hybrid Synergy Drive

    Hybrid Synergy Drive explained Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) designates a set of hybrid car technologies developed by Toyota and used in the company's Yaris, Auris, Prius, ...

  • Limited-slip differential

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    Limited-slip differential

    Limited-slip differential (LSD) A limited-slip differential (LSD) is a type of automotive differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in angular velocity of the ...

  • Live axle

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    Live axle

    Live axle A live axle, sometimes called a solid axle, is a type of beam axle suspension system that uses the drive shafts that transmit power to the wheels to connect the wheels ...

  • M4 Mid-engine, four-wheel-drive layout

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    M4 Mid-engine, four-wheel-drive layout

    Automotive Mid-engine, four-wheel-drive layout (M4) Explained In automotive design, an M4, or Mid-engine, Four-wheel-drive layout places the internal combustion engine in the ...

  • Manual transmission

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    Manual transmission

    Manual transmission A standard transmission or manual transmission is the traditional type of transmission used in a car. The manual or standard transmission consists of a series ...

  • MF Mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout

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    MF Mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout

    (MF) Mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout In automotive design a MF, or Mid-engine, Front-wheel-drive layout is one in which the front road wheels are driven by an ...

  • Mid engine design

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    Mid engine design

    Automotive Mid-engine design explained A mid-engine layout describes the placement of an automobile engine between the rear and front axles. Benefits The mid-engine layout is ...

  • R4 Rear-engine, four-wheel-drive

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    R4 Rear-engine, four-wheel-drive

    Vehicle, Drive layout (R4) Rear-engine, four-wheel-drive layout In automotive design, an R4, or Rear-engine, Four-wheel-drive layout places the internal combustion engine at the ...

  • Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive

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    Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive

    Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive In automotive design, a RR, or Rear-engine, Rear-wheel-drive layout places both the engine and drive wheels at the rear of the vehicle. In contrast ...

  • RMR Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive

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    RMR Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive

    Automotive Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (RMR) In automotive design, a RMR or Rear Mid-engine, Rear-wheel-drive layout is one in which the rear wheels are driven by an ...

  • RWD Rear-wheel drive

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    RWD Rear-wheel drive

    Rear-wheel drive Rear-wheel drive (RWD) typically places the engine in the front of the vehicle and the driven wheels are located at the rear, a configuration known as ...

  • Short shifter

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    Short shifter

    Short shifter A short shifter, also known as a short throw shifter, is the result of an automotive aftermarket modification of the manual transmissions' stick shift either by ...

  • Torque tube explained

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    Torque tube explained

    Torque tube A torque tube system is a driveshaft technology, often used in automobiles with a front engine and rear drive. It is not as widespread as the Hotchkiss drive, but is ...

  • Torque vectoring

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    Torque vectoring

    Torque vectoring Torque vectoring is a new technology being employed in automobile differentials. A differential is used to transfer engine torque to the wheels. Torque vectoring ...

  • Transaxle explained

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    Transaxle explained

    Transaxle In the automotive field, a transaxle is a major mechanical component that combines the functionality of the transmission, the differential, and associated components of ...