Regardless of how much power an engine produces, it's useless without a means to transmit it to the rear wheels and thus to the pavement. In the case of automobiles, the most common means are an ...

When you're gunning your car down the road, a lot of variables have to converge properly in order to complete that fast and furious gear change. Putting the power to the transmission means relying on ...

Face it. It's just not that exciting to race an automatic-equipped car. No one gets excited about loading a converter and clicking a shifter to get down the track. But sidestep a clutch in your best ...

If you've ever driven a manual shift car, then you're probably familiar with the clutch. It's the third pedal that you have to press in order to change gears. However, you might not know exactly what ...

In the world of high-performance cars, you'll hear the term "dual-clutch transmission" get thrown around quite a bit. It's a staple of modern performance and all sorts of high-end cars ranging from ...

• Electromagnetic clutches and brakes are electrically activated but transmit torque mechanically. • Engagement time depends on magnetic field strength, air gap, and inertia. • Burnishing increases ...

The technology that allows you to bang down a couple of gears and release the clutch without having to think twice With road and traffic conditions like ours, panic braking isn’t a very rare ...

Yesterday, I noticed that the temperature gauge on my 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX was in the red. I kept going, parked the car for two hours, then drove home. For the first three to five minutes, it was ...

There are a number of reasons you could be experiencing sloppy clutch action in your Jeep CJ-5 or CJ-7. A few thousand miles and a few thousand clutch engagements (especially involving slipping and ...