UN1 013 gearbox moving

here it is going through the gears, 1st to 5th, then rev.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• lotus
• 21turbo
• esprit

[Masoudy91]

still dont get it...

[DreamboyCAT]

@super6plx This is done by the clutch. It has a series of discs that separate the engine from the transmission. This way the engine can run while the vehicle doesn't.

[PsykeOut193]

@super6plx Actually you're right. I looked it up and manual's can be drifting backwards and then be able accelerate forward because the clutch is not fully engaged. It's slipping, but still transferring power from the engine. The car stalls when the clutch is completely engaged while at a stop.

[super6plx]

@PsykeOut193 strange, the website I went to (the one that wasn't wikipedia) said manuals don't have that, and dad said they don't either

although it would seem a bit weird not to, I think what it COULD be possibly is you accelerating and making the clutch slip and finally it locks in and stalls the engine? possibly? so the clutch could sorta act LIKE a torque converter in that it's providing acceleration to the wheels but it's not locked to them because it's slipping

I might ask dad that one ;P

[PsykeOut193]

@super6plx I'm pretty sure manual's have torque converters too. I drive stick and I alwyas accelerate in first gear while the car is still moving backwards. The reason it stalls is something else I think

[super6plx]

@PsykeOut193 aha! you're a genious! I just googled it and a quick wikipedia session told me all about torque converters.. they're two discs that spin, one's attached to the engine and the other is to the wheels, filled with oil to produce friction between them. that's how automatic cars can accelerate while the wheels (attached to a separate disc) can be spinning backwards down a hill at the same time! now I know why manual cars stall, it's because they don't have that :P

[PsykeOut193]

@super6plx i think it has to do with the torque converter? not sure though...

[super6plx]

I don't get how a car engine can still run while the vehicle doesn't move

like in a car you can be going backwards down a hill and in first gear accelerating at the same time.. I don't get it.

I just want to know what gears are responsible for allowing the engine to run so it's not LOCKED to the wheels, so when the engine spins a certain speed the wheels can spin at any speed while still having force applied to them (ie: accelerating while rolling backwards)

[killerdinamo08]

trebuia sa fie un roman do dacie:)) ar putea fi montata cu ceva carpeala:D thanks for the video!

[sabalito91]

good you showed this!