[DML] Re: Questions on automatic transmissions

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A small correction. The transmission IS purely mechanical. The torque
converter IS hydrostatic in that the power is coupled through it by
the transmission fluid.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Thanks for the comment but you are not completly clear either on how
> an automatic transmission works. Yes, it does have hydraulics inside
> but they are ONLY used for control. The power flow is EXCLUSIVELY
> through planetary gearsets and clutches. The shift computer controls









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