Manual Transmission - Gearbox spares
Your car’s transmission is among its most vital elements. It connects the engine to the drivetrain and governs how much power you use from moment to moment. Yet for most people, it’s a complete mystery how it works. The prominence of automatic transmissions has lessened the need to understand how this magical box beneath our feet functions.
How does a manual transmission work?
If you’ve driven a car with manual transmission, or if you’ve ridden in a manual transmission car, or if you’ve seen a decent action movie with a car chase scene (no one drives automatics in movies), then you know about the clutch pedal and the gear shifter. These are the two inputs by which a driver operates a manual transmission, though if we’re being technical the shifter is the only piece of this whole puzzle that is operated manually (i.e. by hand).
Underneath all that is what appears to be an elaborate mechanism – a whirring array of shafts and gears that somehow translate into forward (or reversed) momentum. Though the diagrams might be intimidating, a transmission is a deceptively simple piece of machinery.
Manual transmission components and gearbox spares
- Clutch Disc
- Clutch Pedal
- Synchronizers
- Flywheel
- Gears
- Selector Fork
- Stick Shift
- Collar
Here we describe the manual gearbox parts list.
Clutch Disc
The clutch disc is what assists in transferring the torque from the engine to the manual transmission system. The disc is controlled by the driver stepping on the clutch pedal.
Clutch Pedal
The clutch pedal is actually a separate gear that is controlled by hydraulics. It allows for the clutch to be disengaged by pressing on the clutch pedal with your foot.
Synchronizers
The synchronizers stimulate the engagement between the collar and the gear so that their speeds can be synchronized. Sometimes the speeds could end up being different, so you need the synchronizers to prevent that from happening.
Flywheel
The flywheel is a circular component that sends torque from the engine to the clutch disc.
Gears
The transmission has gears of all different sizes. There are big gears with lots of teeth and small gears with fewer teeth. Big gears generate extra torque to slow down the speed of the vehicle. Smaller gears generate less torque, which allows the vehicle to travel faster.
Selector Fork
This is a gear that looks like a mechanical arm. It allows the collars to move on the output shaft.
Stick Shift
This is the component that you control with your hand. It is the vertical stick that protrudes out of the central console. It is connected to the gearbox for you to switch gears with it.
Collar
When you select a gear, the collar locks the selection in place and allows the torque to pass to the output shaft.
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