AUTO 230 Transmission Systems

6 CR

This course will focus on the theory, description and operation of automatic and manual transmission drive systems. The course content will include gear basics, including the basics of spur and helical cut gears as well as the basics of the planetary gear system and how the necessary gear ratios are attained in order to keep the vehicle’s engine in operating rpm range.
Prerequisite(s): AUTO 220 and AUTO 222, both with a D or higher.
Corequisite(s): AUTO 232 and AUTO 259.