![]() The purple gears are dog clutches.ĭid you know ? In sliding mesh & constant mesh type gearbox, ![]() Thus, power gets transmitted from engine→counter shaft→meshed gears→output shaft→wheels.ĭifferent gear ratios and speed of vehicle achieved by combination of sliding position of the gear fork and gear on the output shaft.Ĭonstant mesh gearbox. As soon as the specific gear slides, it meshes with the respective gear on the driving shaft. When the driver manually shifts gears, the other end of the gear selector fork slides the gears on the output shaft. Sliding type gearboxes were the first ones to be used since the beginning of automotive age.Īll the modern manual transmissions are modified form of this one! This is the most simplest type among all the gearboxes we are going to discuss today. What is a gearbox ?Ī gearbox or a transmission system in an automobile is a machine which uses multiple gears, shafts and actuating parts to transmit power from engine to the wheels. For more more information, here is a detailed article on gearboxes or transmission systems used in automobiles. So today, you will be learning what are the types of gearbox and what are the differences between them and in which vehicles they are used. In one of my previous articles, we learned what are gearboxes, their main parts, why do we need them and their working in detail.
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