Geartronic

Roger Mills · May 10, 2007

According to my local Volvo dealer an increasing proportion of V70s are now
being supplied with Geartronic auto transmissions rather than manual boxes
(and this is in UK, not north America!)

All he could tell me is that it's an auto box with with manual over-ride but
he hadn't a clue about what is inside in terms of torque converter (or not),
planetary gear sets, multi-plate clutches etc. Wikipedia is *some* help, but
not a lot.

Can anyone point to a decent on-line reference with a full description and
sectioned diagrams of the innards, etc.?
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Roger
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Tim.. · May 10, 2007

Roger Mills said:
According to my local Volvo dealer an increasing proportion of V70s are
now being supplied with Geartronic auto transmissions rather than manual
boxes (and this is in UK, not north America!)

All he could tell me is that it's an auto box with with manual over-ride
but he hadn't a clue about what is inside in terms of torque converter (or
not), planetary gear sets, multi-plate clutches etc. Wikipedia is *some*
help, but not a lot.

It's a regular computer controlled TC auto box with electro-hydraulic
actuation of the clutch plates, with progressive and full lock-up
capabilities on the top 3 gears, and comes in mainly 5 speed (though there
is a new 6 speed version about to hit the streets with the new V70). It has
tip-style manual control, and there will be a steering wheel option.

Still Aisan-Warner as far as i am aware..

Tim..

Roger Mills · May 11, 2007

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,

Tim.. said:
It's a regular computer controlled TC auto box with electro-hydraulic
actuation of the clutch plates, with progressive and full lock-up
capabilities on the top 3 gears, and comes in mainly 5 speed (though
there is a new 6 speed version about to hit the streets with the new
V70). It has tip-style manual control, and there will be a steering
wheel option.
Still Aisan-Warner as far as i am aware..

Tim..

Thanks. Is Aisan-Warner related to Borg-Warner?
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Cheers,
Roger
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