Gear Box Function of gear box An automobile is able to provide varying speed and torque through its gear box. Various functions of a gear box are listed below; 1. To provide high torque at the time of starting, vehicle acceleration, climbing up a hill. 2. To provide more than forward speeds by providing more than one gear ratios. In modern cars, five forward and reverse gear is provided. For given engine speed, higher speed can be obtained by running in higher 4 th and 5 th gears. 3. Gear box provides a reverse gear for driving the vehicle in reverse direction. Types of gear boxes 1. Selective type gear boxes: (i) Sliding mesh gear box (ii) ...
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