Your car’s transmission is among the most essential

elements of motorized travel, transferring power from the engine to the wheels. Maintaining your vehicle’s transmission properly is vital to proper performance, fuel efficiency, and extending your vehicle’s operating life.  Let’s look at the basic transmission types, how they work, and how they differ from each other.

 
Manual Transmission
The earliest transmissions required the driver to shift manually from gear to gear using a clutch

pedal. When the pedal is pressed, the gearbox employs a friction clutch to connect the energy

from the engine to the transmission’s input shaft, engaging a fixed set of gears. The simplicity

and sturdiness […]