How does an automatic gearbox work?



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Just like that of a manual transmission, the automatic transmission's primary job is to allow the engine to operate in its narrow range of speeds while providing a wide range of output speeds.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/automatic-.
it does it automatically you dont have to know!
Beats me, but then I don't even know how a regular gearbox works.
i know on a ped its got a centrifugal clutch which i think means once the engine reaches 2000rpm the clutch activates and allows the bike to move which is good cos i hate manual clutches worse than i hate santa
There is no clutch pedal in an automatic transmission car.
There is no gear shift in an automatic transmission car.

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Automatically!
Have a look at this article, entitled "How Automatic Transmissions Work": http://auto.howstuffworks.com/automatic-.
when your engine reaches a set limit of revs it mechanically engages the clutch and changes to the appropriate gear .
I used to have a variamaitic (Volvo)
It worked using two belts and a cone shaped drive, the faster you drove the furthur up the cone the belt went
Automatically I think.

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