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Nice, Karim. "How Automatic Transmissions Work." 29 November 2000. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://auto.howstuffworks.com/automatic-transmission.htm> 07 November 2009.
Inside this Article
- Introduction to How Automatic Transmissions Work
- Purpose of an Automatic Transmission
- The Planetary Gearset
- Planetary Gearset Ratios
- Compound Planetary Gearset
- First Gear
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- Second Gear
- Third Gear
- Overdrive
- Reverse Gear
- Clutches and Bands in an Automatic Transmission
- When You Put the Car in Park
- Automatic Transmissions: Hydraulics, Pumps and the Governor
- Automatic Transmissions: Valves and Modulators
- Electronically Controlled Transmissions
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Inside this Article
- Introduction to How Automatic Transmissions Work
- Purpose of an Automatic Transmission
- The Planetary Gearset
- Planetary Gearset Ratios
- Compound Planetary Gearset
- First Gear
- Second Gear
- Third Gear
- Overdrive
- Reverse Gear
- Clutches and Bands in an Automatic Transmission
- When You Put the Car in Park
- Automatic Transmissions: Hydraulics, Pumps and the Governor
- Automatic Transmissions: Valves and Modulators
- Electronically Controlled Transmissions
- Lots More Information
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