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Phil Hall
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26th Jan 04 at 19:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How does a torque converter actually multiply the torgue of the engine?

Cant get my head round this at all.
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gearing
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26th Jan 04 at 19:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You gain torque and loose distance. You don't get anything for nothing!
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26th Jan 04 at 19:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
"Gearing" is a very short undescriptive answer. How does it actually work?

Is it not a kind of turbine where fluid plays a part.

So what your saying Ian is basically its a reworking of the simple equasion

Torque = Force x Distance
Speed


Right know how its achived now, but what actually happens mechanically inside or just infront of the AT?

[Edited on 26-01-2004 by Phil Hall]
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a gear box is a torque converter
Phil Hall
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
a gear box is a torque converter



IN a way yes your right vibs but Im talking about the actual unit that links the driveplate to the auto box.
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ah. should have made that clear


http://auto.howstuffworks.com/torque-converter.htm
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Ta Daa!
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Cheers Vibs, cool site btw!

 
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