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The 6L 50 (and similar 6L 45) is a 6-speed longitudinally-mounted automatic transmission produced by General Motors.It is very similar in design to the larger GM 6L 80 and 6L 90, and is produced at GM Powertrain plants in Toledo, Ohio; Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico; and by the independent Punch Powerglide company in Strasbourg, France.
Beginning in 1998 a new 300mm torque converter with improved higher-capacity internals, 300mm style input shaft, and 300mm style pump was also introduced on models coupled to a Gen III Small Block. The 4L60E is rated to handle up to 360 ft⋅lb (490 N⋅m) of torque. It weighs 133 pounds without transmission fluid. [1]
2005–present 6L80 · 6L90 — 6-speed heavy-duty (used in GM trucks and performance cars) 2014–present 8L 90 — 8-speed heavy-duty (used in GM trucks and performance cars) 2016–present 8L 45 — 8-speed light-duty (used in GM luxury cars) 2017–present 10L80 — Ford-GM 10-speed automatic (used in GM light trucks pickups and related SUVs)
Clutch control is the controlling of the speed of a manual transmission vehicle by partially engaging the clutch plate, using the clutch pedal instead of (or in conjunction with) the accelerator pedal. The purpose of a clutch is in part to allow such control; in particular, a clutch provides transfer of torque between shafts spinning at ...
The 6R is a 6-speed automatic transmission for longitudinal engine placement in rear-wheel drive vehicles. It is based on the ZF 6HP26 transmission [1] and has been built under license by the Ford Motor Company at its Livonia Transmission plant in Livonia, Michigan.
Here the automatic nature of the gear box takes care of the direction change by either engaging planetary sets or by engaging multi-plate clutches or by some other means. Features of power shuttle transmissions. Power shuttle transmissions were invented for mining and earth moving applications. The needs in the areas were: Quick shuttle response
Drott developed buckets for other manufacturer's construction bulldozers, including one of the first of its type for Caterpillar in 1930. [3] The bucket held roughly 1 cubic yard of soil. [3] The company's best-known product was the Drott 4 in 1 bucket. [2] This was a tractor attachment with four functions: dozer, clamshell, bucket and scraper.
A centrifugal clutch shown in a patent application, 1898. Centrifugal clutches were used in railway locomotives before 1858, [1] and referred to (in relation to electric motors) in a patent of 1899. [2] A patent was issued in the United States for an automotive centrifugal clutch (on an electric vehicle) in 1898. [3]