Transmission Fluids
The typical colour of transmission fluid.
What is red?
90%
How much heat does the torque converter produce?
Vane, Crescent, and Gyrotor are all types of this?
What are oil pumps?
The number of ratios that can be achieved by using a single planetary gearset?
What is 6
Bands and clutches should only be cleaned in this.
What is Transmission Fluid?
With the engine running, in park and at operating temperature.
How do you check transmission fluid level?
The name of the fluid flow when a torque convertor is producing the most heat and torque multiplication.
What is Vortex Flow?
This can be caused by not marking components when rebuilding and not getting parts back in the same position.
What is Noise?
The smallest gear in a planetary gearset is called this.
What is the SUN?
This colour on a clutch steel is a good indication that the transmission has gotten very hot.
What is Blue?
Transmission failure is primarily caused by this factor.
What is Heat?
This happens by reversing the flow of fluid through the converter.
What is Lock Up.
This component moves internally inside the pump to vary the displacement.
What is the Slide?
The name for the outside gear with the inner teeth.
What is the Ring Gear?
A leaking clutch piston seal could cause this.
What is Slippage?
This is the average operating temperature of a transmission.
What is 170 to 180 degrees F or 77 to 82 C
The square blocks welded on the outside of the converter shell perform this function.
What is Balance?
This is the primary source of pressure regulation in an automatic transmission.
What is the Main Pressure Regulator?
This is caused by holding or driving 2 members of a gearset at the same time.
What is Direct Drive?
A wavy plate, an accumulator and a restriction in the apply circuit are all types of this.
What are cushioning devices?
Early transmission fluid was made with this unusual component.
What is Whale Oil?
The point where the stator begins to freewheel.
What is the coupling point?
This is what drives the oil pump in an automatic transmission.
What is the torque converter?
This component is held to give us a reverse output.
What is the carrier?
A band that is adjusted too loose can cause this condition.
What is flare?