World's First Mass-Produced Automatic Transmission - Part 5 - Final Assembly

The World's First Mass Produced Automatic Transmission - Part 5 - Final Assembly

TIMELINE:
0:00 Introduction
0:56 Corrections
7:45 Rear Clutch Pack
17:42 Front Clutch Pack
25:50 Intermediate Shaft
28:00 Oil Delivery Sleeve
36:08 Install Intermediate Shaft into Case
40:46 Oil Pump and Front Internal Gear
46:00 Pressure Regulator Valve
51:14 Air Checking the Clutch Packs
52:49 Assemble Tail Shaft Housing
1:03:38 Output Shaft Snap Ring Installation
1:05:52 Cone Clutch Alignment
1:07:34 Main Shaft Installation
1:07:51 Tail Shaft Installation
1:12:25 Attach Rear Planet Internal Gear to Reverse Sun Gear
1:14:09 Measure Main Shaft Endplay
1:17:08 Install Rear Oil Pump
1:18:40 Measure Governor housing Runout
1:21:24 Install Rear Band Servo
1:22:08 Install Front Band Servo
1:25:53 Install Oil Delivery Pipes
1:28:30 Install Oil Screen
1:29:10 Install Parking Brake Bracket and Control Valve Body
1:35:50 Bottom Pan
1:39:39 Side Pan
1:41:52 Band Adjustments
1:46:24 Shift Select and Throttle Valve Linkage
1:48:07 The Analog Computer
1:51:51 Install the Fluid Coupling
1:57:45 Summary and Wrap Up
2:00:38 Credits

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Weber State University (WSU) - Department of Automotive Technology - Transmission Lab.

This video is part 5 of a 5 part series. This video series tells the development history and shows the actual components and operation of a 1940 - 1955 General Motors Hydra-Matic 4-speed Automatic Transmission.

This transmission design was used by Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Pontiac, Lincoln, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Willys, Nash, Hudson as well as the Cadillac-powered M-5 light tank during and other military vehicles World War II.

From what I can find, the 1941 Cadillac 346 V8 had 150 hp and 283 lb-ft of torque (3 pinion rear unit planetary gear set). 1953 Cadillac 331 V8 had 210 hp and 330 lb-ft of torque. (4 pinion rear unit planetary gear set)

This video was created and edited by Professor John D. Kelly at WSU. For a full biography, see http://www.weber.edu/automotive/J_Kel...

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