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Originally Posted by EstorilM240
I read this deep dive a while back on the theory of the ZF8 and found it interesting: https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/20...eed-automatic/. I suspect the limits have something to do with the particular gear sets driven and the torque transfer.
5th in the 6 speed (not 4th) and 6th in the 8 speed both have the low torque limits, and both are the 1:1 drives... Perhaps transferring torque through fewer gear sets = lower mechanical limits? Any mechanical engineers care to chime in? |
Great link Estoril. Very interesting even though much of it was over my head.
As much as a tried to find some common mode of operation between gears 3 & 6, I could not. Perhaps they have torque limitations for different reasons.
I think it's safe to say, this automatic is much more complicated than I realized. So thank you again for the link!