A gearbox is an important component of the vehicle that transfers power from the engine to the wheels. The gearbox is also known as the transmission. It is made up of a series of gears that transmit ...

Consumer Reports recently cited issues with the PowerShift dual-clutch transmission in the Ford Focus and Ford Fiesta as one of the primary reasons behind the automaker’s fall from grace in its annual ...

The automatic transmission in a typical car or truck handles multiple driving modes, like D for Drive, R for Reverse, or N for Neutral. The system also includes a parking mechanism, often marked P, ...

The MV-22B Osprey crash that killed five Marines in California last June was caused by a gear problem the service has known about for years, according to a 436-page redacted command investigation ...

I’m having trouble with the gearbox in my 2013 Ford Territory (six-speed auto 2.7 diesel), but only when the gearbox is warm. When decelerating at any speed the car jerks quite badly but when I speed ...

Automatic transmissions are highly complex automotive components. They're significantly more complicated and challenging to work on than manual transmissions, which means expensive repairs and ...

Nine-speed gearboxes may be commonplace now, but the world's first example didn't have such an easy birth when it was launched. And it wasn't that long ago.

An Air Force CV-22 was forced to land in Norway, prompting a grounding of the service’s Ospreys to investigate ongoing transmission problems. Credit: Tech. Sgt. Westin Warburton/U.S. Air Force For ...

Noiseassociated with gear trains has been a common problem for gear designers for along time. With the demands for smaller gearboxes transmitting more power athigher rpm, coupled with incumbent ...