Continuously Variable Transmission

[chicopee]

Has anyone get any reliability information on CVT's offered in vehicles?

 

[unclesyd]

Here is some information on some of the type drives uses in vehicles. I think most of the manufacturers mentioned have worked on a vehicle transmission. The only one I know of that had any success was made by a Dutch Company.

http://www.specontransmission.com/speedratio/download/varichain.htm

 

[Clyde38]

Several years ago I had the opportunity to rent a Nissan with a CVT. I liked it, but more importantly it was a rental. Rental vehicles probably get more abuse than privately owned vehicles.

See:

http://cars.about.com/od/thingsyouneedtoknow/a/CVT.htm

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=62787

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[diskullman]

CVT is only new to the automotive world. They've been used for decades in Industry call PIV drives or "Posative infinately variable" drives

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