Archive for January, 2010
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
Transmission of Torque
When the pump impeller speed increases, centrifugal force causes the fluid to start flowing outward from the center of the pump impeller. As the pump impeller speed rises ...
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Saturday, January 16th, 2010
The torque converter both transmits and multiplies the torque from the engine using the ATF (Automatic Transaxle Fluid) into the transaxle (planetary gear unit) as the medium.
The torque converter consists ...
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Friday, January 15th, 2010
With automatic transaxle/transmission vehicles, the driver does not need to judge when shifting up and down. The gears are shifted automatically according to the vehicle speed and the amount that ...
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Tread wear indicator
Tire tread wear indicators are patterned ridges 1.6mm (0.0630in.) to 1.8mm (0.0709in.) higher than the rest of the tread surface, and are molded into the tread at ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
1. Standing wave
When the vehicle is running, the tire continuously flexes as a new section of the tread comes into contact with the road surface. Later, when this section ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Tire wear is the loss of or damage to tread and other rubber surfaces due to friction generated when the tire slips on the road. It varies with inflation pressure, ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
4WD is the abbreviation for 4-Wheel Drive and drives all four tires using transfer, etc. There are two types of 4WD, full-time 4WD and part-time 4WD. 4WD vehicles can also ...
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Tire uniformity refers to uniformity of weight, dimensions and rigidity. However, since uniformity of weight is ordinarily called "wheel balance", and uniformity of dimensions (or rather, the lack thereof) is ...
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
There are various ways to classify tires. The type of tirea ccording to the road surface which is used is emphasized and the functions and characteristics of each type of ...
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