I remember one "Fluid Drive" Chrysler product that had no clutch pedal.
When you started off or shifted, synchromesh or another type of clutch
seemed to line up the gears.
Another interesting Chrysler product had either the first, or one of the
first, ATs. I was told that it had brass gears which had to be treated
gently. I drove my sisters during the 1940s for about a month. If you
gave it just the least little too much gas the AT would jump out of gear
and not go back in gear until the revs dropped. This led to some hairy
traffic situations with squealing tires, honking horns, and irate
drivers when the AT jumped out of gear while driving across a busy street.
Gerry
On 2/24/2014 10:13 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Well the old Dodge Desoto fluid drive was a different type of fluid
drive.
It had a stick tranny and dry clutch but also a fluid coupling in line
with the clutch that had two finned disks in a sealed fluid unit.
Some Unimogs also have a torque converter, in addition to the
regular manny tranny. These were the airport/railroad tugs, etc.
Put it in gear, drop the clutch, and stomp on it! Watch the
scenery slooooowly start to creep by.
-- Jim
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