Technician A says the torque converter works like two fans, except using fluid instead of air. Technician B says the set of blades driven by the flex plate is called the impeller. Which technician is correct?
Question
Technician A says the torque converter works like two fans, except using fluid instead of air. Technician B says the set of blades driven by the flex plate is called the impeller. Which technician is correct?
Solution
Both Technician A and Technician B are correct. Technician A is correct in saying that the torque converter works like two fans, except it uses fluid instead of air. This is a simplified way of explaining how a torque converter works. It uses the principle of fluid coupling to transfer power from the engine to the transmission.
Technician B is also correct. The set of blades that is driven by the flex plate in a torque converter is indeed called the impeller. The impeller is the part of the torque converter that is connected directly to the engine, and it drives the turbine (the 'second fan') via the transmission fluid.
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