Drivetrain

Drivetrain

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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 ...