Heat, pressure, friction, and the transmission of torque. These are basic clutch requirements and conditions we'll discuss in this month's Series. Slide your hand across a desk or table top. Feel the ...

Sizing a clutch or brake to an application is mandatory for optimal starting and stopping performance. • Clutches typically transfer torque via in-line or parallel shafts. • Most single revolution ...

There’s nothing quite like the crisp gear whine and snap that go with an old-fashioned Muncie four-speed transmission, a powerful engine, the open road and a delightful summer day. However, the ...

Q I own a 2002 Chevy Cavalier with 74,000 miles on it. It has the five-speed manual transmission and hydraulic clutch. A year ago, I had a problem where it wouldn't shift right -- it didn't want to go ...

Q: I have a 2002 Buick LeSabre 3800 V-6 with about 126,000 miles. Sometimes when stopped — at a stop sign, for example — it will die (the issue’s been infrequent so far). It starts up immediately and ...

The recent discovery of a patent filed by Kawasaki last year shows that the Japanese manufacturer is working on an automatic clutch system. This new innovation will work in tandem with a quickshifter ...

There's nothing quite like the crisp gear whine and snap that go with an old-fashioned Muncie four-speed transmission, a powerful engine, the open road and a delightful summer day. However, the ...