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Top and side view of a typical manual transmission, in this case, a Ford Toploader, used in vehicles with external floor shifters. The first car to use a manual transmission with synchromesh was the 1929 Cadillac. [5] Most North American marques had adopted synchronized manual transmissions, usually for second and high gears, by the mid-1930s.
Three-speed sliding-gear non-synchronous transmission Non-synchronous "crash" gearbox; commonly used today in semi-trucks and tractors, and formerly used in automobiles pre-1950s. A non-synchronous transmission, also called a crash gearbox, is a form of manual transmission based on gears that do not use synchronizing mechanisms. They require ...
The J-series is a 6-speed manual transmission for rear-wheel drive applications, built by Aisin Seiki (Type AZ6). This transmission was used in the Altezza AS200 and RS200. The same Aisin AZ6 transmission is also found in other models such as the Mazda MX-5 (Miata), Nissan Silvia, Mazda RX-8, Lexus IS and Toyota 86/Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ. Models:
Automated manual transmissions can be semi-automatic or fully-automatic in operation. Several different systems to automate the clutch and/or shifting have been used over the years, but they will generally use one of the following methods of actuation for the clutch and/or shifting: hydraulic or electro-hydraulic actuation, [12] electro-mechanical, [13] pneumatic, [6] [14] [15] electromagnetic ...
A preselector gearbox is a type of manual transmission mostly used on passenger cars and racing cars in the 1930s, in buses from 1940–1960 and in armoured vehicles from the 1930s to the 1970s. The defining characteristic of a preselector gearbox is that the gear shift lever allowed the driver to "pre-select" the next gear, usually with the ...
There have been three different output shafts for pickup trucks. Early four-wheel drive was a short 10 spline. Later, a 35-spline version was for 2 wheel drive, whereas 4WD units had a 32-spline output shaft. [1] The SM465 was the only manual transmission available for 1988-1991 R/V-series trucks and SUVs. [citation needed]
The General Motors Automatic Safety Transmission (AST) was a semi-automatic transmission released in 1937. The first mass-produced fully-automatic transmission developed for passenger automobile use was the GM Hydra-Matic introduced in the autumn of 1939 as a (very likely subsidized) $57 option for the 1940 Oldsmobile. [1]
The Mercedes-Benz G56 is a heavy-duty longitudinal manual transmission designed for truck use. This six-speed transmission began to be used in the Ram 2500 through 5500 pickup and chassis-cab trucks during the 2005 model year, as the cast-iron 6-speed New Venture Gear 5600 transmission was being phased out. The discontinuation of the G56 for ...