It houses the internal components of the automatic transmission and provides a mounting surface for attachment to the engine block. The torque converter is bolted to a type of flywheel called a flex plate. The flexplate in turn, is bolted to the rear of the crankshaft. The torque converter ...
ATP Releases 25 New Numbers to Cable, Flexplate and Flywheel Categories ATP has released 25 new numbers in the Powertrain category including Automatic and Manual Transmission Shift, Detent, Accelerator and Clutch Cables, along with Automatic Transmission Flexplates and a Manual Flywheel. This release ...
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In this schematic of a basic three-element torque converter with lockup clutch, the torus cover, lockup clutch pressure plate, and impeller (red) all rotate with the engine flywheel. The turbine and lockup clutch driven plate are both splined to the transmission input shaft (medium blue). T...
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