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Re: pic: Torque Converter

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Originally Posted by Bduggan04
Although it is hard to see because the tranmission is moving, there are counterweights on the nearest pulley that are meant to push the two halves together. The counterwieghts are similar to those found inside a governor and the force they apply to the pulley varies according to the rpm of the shaft.
494 had the weights on one end, but they also had a torque converter on the other end.

The way they explained it to me was that the counterweights changed the ratio based on RPMs and the torque converter would change it based on load.

Sounds interesting.
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