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    Transmissions allow the gear ratio between the engine and the drive wheels to change as the car speeds up and slows down. Manual transmissions allow a greater proportion of the engine's power to be used, and because they give drivers the greatest degree of control over the operation of the vehicle's power.

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    Transmissions allow the gear ratio between the engine and the drive wheels to change as the car speeds up and slows down. Manual transmissions allow a greater proportion of the engine's power to be used, and because they give drivers the greatest degree of control over the operation of the vehicle's power.

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    Transmissions allow the gear ratio between the engine and the drive wheels to change as the car speeds up and slows down. Manual transmissions allow a greater proportion of the engine's power to be used, and because they give drivers the greatest degree of control over the operation of the vehicle's power.

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    Gear Box

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    Transmissions allow the gear ratio between the engine and the drive wheels to change as the car speeds up and slows down. Manual transmissions allow a greater proportion of the engine's power to be used, and because they give drivers the greatest degree of control over the operation of the vehicle's power.

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    The Goal of a Transmission

     Cars need transmissions because of the physics of the


    IC engine
     First, any engine has a redline -- a maximum rpm
    value above which the engine cannot go without
    exploding
     Second, engines have narrow rpm ranges where
    horsepower and torque are at their maximum
     The transmission allows the gear ratio between the
    engine and the drive wheels to change as the car
    speeds up and slows down
     You shift gears so the engine can stay below the
    redline and near the rpm band of its best performance
    Manual Transmission
     Also known as stick shift or standard
    transmission uses different sets of gears to
    change the gear ratio
     The manual transmission locks and unlocks
    different sets of gears to the output shaft to
    achieve the various gear ratios
     They allow a greater proportion of the engine's
    power to be used, and because they give
    drivers the greatest possible degree of control
    over the operation of the vehicle's power
    Types of Gear Boxes
     Crash mesh or Sliding mesh gear
    box

     Constant mesh gear box

     Synchromesh gear box


    Sliding mesh gear box
    1. drive shaft
    from engine
    2. counter shaft
    3. main shaft
    4. I gear
    5. II gear
    6. III gear
    7. top speed
    engaging
    dogs
    Sliding mesh gear box –
    I gear position
    Sliding mesh gear box –
    II gear position
    Sliding mesh gear box –
    III gear position
    Sliding mesh gear box –
    reverse gear position
    Sliding mesh gear box –
    Disadvantages
     Only Straight cut (Spur) can be used. So
    more wear
     Straight-cut gears had to be matched in
    speed before being brought into mesh
    together. The result was a horrible
    grinding noise - crashing the gears, as it
    was known
     changing gear requires considerable skill
    Double de-clutching
     This is to match the speed of the rotating parts of the
    gearbox for the gear you wish to select to the speed of the
    input shaft driven by the engine. Once the speeds are
    matched, the gear will engage smoothly..
     To perform it, the clutch is pressed and the gearbox
    shifted into neutral gear. The clutch is released, the
    throttle is "blipped" which applies power to the
    disengaged gearbox, thus speeding it up internally. The
    clutch is pressed for the second time and the gear lever
    moved (smoothly) to the desired gear. The clutch is
    released again, and the drive continues. This operation is
    suitable for a down change.
     For an upchange, it is usually sufficient to allow the gear
    lever to rest momentarily in neutral and no "blip" is
    applied.
    Constant mesh gear box
    Constant mesh gear box
     Constant-mesh gearboxes are quieter
    and slicker, also less wear because of
    Helical gears
     More frictional losses due to meshing of
    all gears all time
     But you still have to match the spinning
    speeds before you could engage the
    chosen gear, i.e. need for double-de-
    clutching
    Synchromesh gear box
     In a synchromesh gearbox, gears
    can freely rotate or be locked to
    the shaft
     It consists of a sliding collar
    which bridges between two
    circular rings with teeth on them
    - one travels with the gear, one
    with the shaft. When the rings
    are bridged, the gear is locked
    to the shaft. To match the speed
    of the gear to that of the shaft
    as the gear is engaged, the
    collar initially applies a force to
    a cone shaped clutch which is
    attached to the gear. This spins
    the gear up or down in speed to
    match the shaft prior to
    engagement of the collar.

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