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Sedans Infiniti G35 Infiniti G35 Maintenance and Repair
2835 messages, Last post on Oct 30, 2009 at 4:11 PM
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here is question: guys - is there a clutch in an automatic car? i say yes...the dealer says no. i know its a "torque converter". however, there is more to it than just that.... tell me what do you think on the web, out there? just for info.... i may go to pepe infiniti for service. Infiniti of Englewood is filled with limited experience kids, who leave your car in a sloppy condition.
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Replying to: sportsfan (Feb 16, 2009 9:21 pm) http://www.howstuffworks.com/automatic-transmission.htm/printable .
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Replying to: rhard49 (Feb 17, 2009 6:52 am) when the service techs at englewood said there is no clutch in the car, i knew then that it is time for me to stop bringing my car to that dealership.
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Replying to: sportsfan (Feb 17, 2009 7:28 am) Probably what you experienced is a terminology confusion. Most often, I suspect that when a repair shop addresses a consumer, they will use the term "clutch" to refer to the clutch and/or clutch pedal found in a conventional standard shift transmission. Maybe they just didn't want to get into all the esoteric uses of the word "clutch" for electronic overdrives and "manumatic" transmissions.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 17, 2009 8:42 am) You are dead on. I told the young man that the theory is the same, while we may be using different terminolgy. Still, he was steadfast that there is no clutch in an automatic car. He asked me "are you sure about that? I've taken transmissions apart", when I told him that all cars have some sort of clutch. I told him that I would bet my last dollar and his too (I made a joke out of it, to lower the tension abit). He stuck to his position. Btw, thank you to blogger who gave me the "howstuffworks" link. I'd read it before, it's a great info source. I think it's a great conversation and gives us mere car driving mortals an understanding of how our vehicles work, when we take our cars to the mechanic. - The fan... |
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Replying to: sweendogy (Jan 10, 2009 3:33 pm)
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Replying to: rsaul (Feb 19, 2009 7:25 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 19, 2009 8:20 pm)
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Replying to: rsaul (Feb 20, 2009 5:31 am)
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Replying to: rsaul (Feb 20, 2009 11:42 am) You can't leave it as it is, because that decreases the value of your car by more than $500. (unless you plan to drive it for another 10 years). |
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