It's always neat to me how much more informative these older informationals are. They do such a good job at starting from absolute scratch and making sure you 100% grasp every concept.
So true, nowadays most companies are trying to hide their methods to make a forced market. The old days always gave you the information straight up instead of modern DLC info
It's weird that nowadays we have the technology to make great CGI tutorials easily, but this video from 1936 is still the best one to explain transmission on the entire platform of RUclips.
I won't say that I am an expert now on transmissions, but, boy, I sure do feel empowered by the simplicity and effectiveness of this video. I've been thoroughly amazed.
I've looked at several videos on transmissions. This is by far the best. Starts with basic simple principles then builds on those ideas in an orderly fashion. Thanks for posting this.
These kinds of older videos tend to teach you something new in a very easy to grasp way using illustrations and good analogies. I wish today's tutorials and documentaries were like this.
Why bother putting in effort when you can just draw lazy and shitty illustrations on a whiteboard all while using buzzwords to try to show your own intelligence.
I love how videos like this start with the most basic mechanical principle and show each and every step up in complexity until you get to the final component.
+calculon000 I second your comment. Despite driving cars for more than 15 years now this is the very first time I have understood how gears work. Well explained video.
+calculon000 Amazing what happens when the end goal is to teach students how things work. So, what do you think the end goal of common core is? Kinda funny huh?
The synchronizer was perhaps the most fundamental addition to the manual transmission system. Nowadays it's fairly easy to shift between gears almost without having to worry about timing. You'll still have to try to match the engine's RPM with the car's speed and enviromental conditions (e.g. driving uphill or driving down a steep descent). In fact I'd never drive downhill at 60 MPH, as shown at the end of the video, and then go into 2nd gear, as at that speed, the engine's RPM will be too much high to be contained into a 2nd gear, a 3rd - 4th gear would be better suitable.
Agree syncros were a revolutionary change to the manual transmission. As far as gear selection those old cars only had 3 speed transmissions. 2nd on that car would be 3rd on a modern car. 3rd on that car would be like 5th on a modern car.
I drive a stick shift, and I've always wondered how it worked. This is both fascinating and informative, and the old-timeyness just adds to the entertainment value.
I am a mechanic in this is a great learning tool for any young and new coming mechanics and either for those who don't know how to drive standard transmissions it makes it easy for someone to learn to drive on by knowing how it works thumbs up to those who made this video
I learned a ton from this! I knew the concept of how it worked but this explained every last detail and made everything super easy to understand. Wish we had videos like this in schools today.
Not long ago i watched a similar video, on how differentials work and its crazy how easy its to understand. In an up to date video, you just cant distinguish what is what. Till we see a simplified version built from start too finish. These old vids are awsome!
I'm going to sound like an old crank here (get it?), but old videos like this really highlight how or education system is going to hell. Nobody showed me an easy-to-understand video like this when I was growing up.
+trompowsky chess Nah, old teachers are different than teachers from old times Old teachers are best 'cuz they have a lifetime teaching, so they know how to do it. Teachers from old times just torture our brain till we learn everything, but need lifetime terapy
Jeez Nicki - Glad you weren't my teacher. As a fully professionally qualified engineer - I can honestly say the GREAT thing about this sort of video is that it fires the imagination. MY imagination was fired in electronics when I was 6 years old. Also in music. within a few years by the age of 10 I was building complex radio sets, playing guitar and piano ... reading many books, working confortably with fairly advanced arithmetic and mathematics ...all because I saw the equivalent of this video in a radio magazine . OF COURSE its skilled work ... but everyone has to acquire those skills ... and firing the imagination at a young age is the start of it.
Besides the excellent step by step explanation I enjoyed the vintage cars, the respectful community and dress code that we left behind, the black and white display and above all the non electronic old fashioned tone of the presenter. Simply marvelous.
I know everyone is saying this in the comments but it can't be said enough: what an amazing build up in this video. Whoever wrote it and edited it really knew what they were doing.
+Mustaine_24 Actually these old engineers were probably more intelligent than modern engineers. I say that because first of all the engineering we see is just built upon previous engineering AND modern engineers whether it be something like a transmission or a cell phone, are compartmentalized to just engineer one aspect of the design and work with dozens of other engineers collectively who work on other aspects. There aren't too many engineers who design and build something entirely from the ground up anymore.
This is fantastic. These old documentaries are very well put together. Things are explained from bottom up in an orderly fashion which makes it so anyone, with or without beforehand knowledge of the topic can easily grasp the fundamental mechanics involved.
I cannot believe how much I learned from this video. Sometimes a simple (although maybe not simple when it was mad) and clear direct concept video is really all that you need.
How sad is it that we learn way more from the internet at home then we do at school. The only thing more pathetic then that is we're learning this stuff that came from the 50's. This should be a standard middle school curriculum subject and then advancing to actually working on basic engines once graduating to high school.
Even more pathetic is the fact that we pay for school, more now than we ever have, even when it's free. Most people pay to be told what and how. I was tearing apart and piecing together lawnmower motors when I was eleven. Imagine what I know now, at 37. Eight year olds could understand videos at this level, so what would they know at 40. If pushed right, I'm sure 20 yr olds could make Hawkings look fairly simple. Use caution down this road, it gets rough when you start realizing things.
So you think automotive engineering shoulder be a compulsory subject in school? This is skilled work, if you want to pursue a career in this industry, you can do it after school. Primary and secondary education is designed to develop critical thinking and provide a platform for people to realise their talents and interests, not force you into a particular industry.
NickLiang At the same time, though, A solid learning of the fundamentals of how stuff works is essential for the future of all things. I believe engineering, coding and cpu logic systems, generalized cause and effect, organization planning and forethought, DIY and substitution method, should be up there with Biology and Mathematics. Consumer logic needs to go the way of the dinosaurs. Things won't always be there when you nee them. Survival classes based on Bear Grills and Les Stroud wouldn't be a bad idea either.
WhtStr213 That level of learning is not suitable for under 16 year olds, it is far too complex. It is also skills you can learn and develop if you want to want to pursue it. However compulsory subjects provide the basic skills for you to pursue those specific subjects which include some basic engineering, computer systems and even DIY. Organising, planning, forethought, generalised cause and effect are not subjects, they are qualities and skills which are already introduced in many subjects especially science. Further education will then substantiate this as you choose more specific subjects which suits your interest.
NickLiang And yet, I see kids 2-3 yrs old figuring out phones better and much faster than any other, and learning complex solutions that stump adults. Aren't qualities and skills for better understanding kind of the point of education, and wouldn't concentrated effort on those form a more solid foundation for education on all subjects. On a side note, thank you for bringing good conversation and valid p.o.v.. I appreciate your demeanor and approach to our conversation. ( not just stupid one-liners and insults)
I remember drawing arrows to show what gears would turn in a transmission during my finals test of my Diesel Powered Equipment class. Standard transmissions were my 2nd favorite subject behind electrical systems. Thanks for posting!
+hal900x Syncros do go out like any part that deals with friction and rubbing. Good news about manual transmissions its much more cheaper to repair. The difference can be big. Two cars of the same model but one is auto and one standard can be a different up to 5 grand.
+hal900x Unless you forget to use the clutch, or you use 2 hands to shift, or you like to go from 5th to 1st a lot, modern transmissions are pretty fucking tough to kill. I'd expect the clutch to die a lot sooner. now the wrong lube oil can fuck things up, but that's really rare. I know Subaru's are a bitch to shift cold, but once the oil thins down some they behave better.
Everyone is amazed by the simplicity yet how informative it is (which it is), but I'm even more impressed at how they discovered how to do all this back in these times. Without any instant information, internet, google, etc they were able to come up with these genius solutions and inventions and problem solving abilities on their own. Even with the internet I couldn't come up with 1/1000th of what these engineers could
I think books held way more power with the general population than they do now. I'm guilty of never reading books anymore, but I'll read all day on my phone about nonsense.
This is a makes a very logical representation of how a manual transmission works very simple, I love it, from simple levers to a system of gears making a vehicle move
For me it is almost like finding a treasure. Explanations of the free spinning gear around the drive shaft, the constant but linear moving gear on the drive shaft, the reverse gear and the synchronizer is so clear that in modern transmission videos they are almost impossible to understand. Not to mention that in the beginning of the video the logic of going from levers to gears are a true treasure, almost philosophical. Can't thank enough.
this is the shit i strive to learn, why the gears are the way they are. the basic concept of power transfer and why first gear is powerful. truly amazing video
+LuMiZeAbLe “GIVE ME A LEVER long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. ” - Archimedes. Congratulations! You win a cookie.
"DOS MI PA STO KAI TAN GAN KINASO" Exact translation from ancient greek; " Give me somewhere to stand (meaning firmly, solidly) and I shall move the Earth" - Archimedes DOS = Give MI = Me PA = Somewhere STO = To stand KAI = And TAN = The GAN = Earth KINASO = (I Shall) Move
Wow! whoever wrote this video did a amazing job of simplifying the physics & mechanical aspects of how the transmission works. Really enjoyed how they started with the basics & history( fulcrum & levers) & progressed .
so i have watched a hundred other videos all developed by modern scientists and teachers, they all feature fancy computerized animations and state standardized questions. I learned nothing from that. Then along comes this video from 1930 (im guessing) And it is straightforward easy to understand and BOOM i get the manual transmission, if only the modern teachers take a look at this
I have a learning disability, yet I'm in the same boat (or car if you'd rather). Given the rather black and white attitude (to match the black and white footage) that people had in those days, I was worried that I wouldn't understand any of this or be able to keep up with it, yet surprisingly it was a hell of a lot more easier than the modern CGI stuff. And the real tragedy of it all is that the CGI stuff would've been a lot easier to put together (no need to have a dummy transmission put together, no need to hire a team of animators, just one person and their computer will do the trick! plus the CGI doesn't need be overly detailed which means the frames can be easily rendered and put together on a basic laptop).
Whilst not a mechanic by trade, I've worked on many cars and even though car gear boxes are more complex and clutches are way different now, this old film packed so much info in such logical fashion. Well done them folk from yesteryear.
It feels like so many documentaries these days just give you a glimpse of something without getting into the cool nitty-gritty of it, like we don't have the required attention span for it. "Here we have this awesome thing! Isn't it pretty? Moving on..." This film, however, completely breaks it down in an easy to understand way, weirdo Archimedes notwithstanding haha.
the number design on the speedometer is so old style it takes you back in time. Awesome video. i like seeing what life was like in different time periods.
that was bloody brilliant, no wonder the older generation knows so much. now a days they either put no effort to teaching, so its too technical and just jargon, or they dumb it down so much you dont learn anything at all. this video was the perfect explanation. utterly perfect.
The 'older generation' - ie those born before 1980 - were and are interested to learn, ask questions and do research for themselves. Generally speaking, those born since 1980 still rely on 'mommy' to wipe their arse for them. When I was 14, in 1966, I acquired a broken gearbox and took it apart just to see how it works. I still pick up broken things and take them apart to learn how they work. If something in my life fails to work I find out how to fix it myself - because I WANT to learn and to know about my world. FYI - I didn't attend any form of 'trade school', ergo other than basic science / physics, NOTHING about 'engineering' was taught at my schools. Sitting on your arse playing computer games won't help you in 'real life'. Stop blaming others - eg teachers - and take some initiative in your own life. School is where you SHOULD learn HOW to learn. And it's the responsibility of PARENTS to encourage their children to WANT to learn. It's not possible for ANY school to teach you everything - ie hand you the world on a silver platter.
This w a s a very useful 15 minutes of watching..working in a junkyard as a young adult..I've seen plenty of these transmissions laying around..took some home..just to disect...this entertaining as well.
So much tech and intelligence back then explained from a simple concept. Leverage. I have much to be thankful for what we have today from our fore fathers experiences.
What the hell!... Roughly two YEARS in mechanics college, and transmissions is something which I thought would always remain a mystery to me. They just made it sound so complicated, so I didn't think I'd ever understand it. So it just went in one ear, out the other. Now, roughly two MINUTES into this video and it clicked how it works, and how gear ratios work too 😄😆🤭 Thanks a lot for sharing this. Like they say, it takes a genius to simplify something that's usually taught in a complicated way 👍😉
In my 10 min of this i learned how i car moves than ive leArned at all in 2 yrs. Whygo to school. This is better atteaching bring old vids back of todays life
At 4:00 min they show the shaft at the upper right turning when the gear on that shaft is described a free-wheeling, and at 4:50 the narrator says the shaft leading to the rear wheels is standing still when it is plainly turning. Otherwise a great and very well-explained demonstration.
It's always neat to me how much more informative these older informationals are. They do such a good job at starting from absolute scratch and making sure you 100% grasp every concept.
Totally agree! It's the analogs and simplification to the bare fundamentals
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They really knew how to teach back then down to the rudiments of every topic
I didn't think levers and gears were connected logically like that, very informative.
me neither, and I´m a mechanical engineer LOL
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good transition tho
Me too. When i saw it here i smiled that smile of like some epiphany. Like omg gears are just levers -so obvious!!
Older videos like this are much better than modern videos.
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So true, nowadays most companies are trying to hide their methods to make a forced market. The old days always gave you the information straight up instead of modern DLC info
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It's weird that nowadays we have the technology to make great CGI tutorials easily, but this video from 1936 is still the best one to explain transmission on the entire platform of RUclips.
Old is always gold
the teaching is of high quality and easy to understand.
I won't say that I am an expert now on transmissions, but, boy, I sure do feel empowered by the simplicity and effectiveness of this video. I've been thoroughly amazed.
Well, the experts mentioned are crazy people who know their engine so well, they just shift directly without touching the clutch
i thought it was bad tho
I've looked at several videos on transmissions. This is by far the best. Starts with basic simple principles then builds on those ideas in an orderly fashion. Thanks for posting this.
These kinds of older videos tend to teach you something new in a very easy to grasp way using illustrations and good analogies. I wish today's tutorials and documentaries were like this.
Why bother putting in effort when you can just draw lazy and shitty illustrations on a whiteboard all while using buzzwords to try to show your own intelligence.
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Gives me chills how efficient this video is at teaching you about this and keeping it interesting.
I love how videos like this start with the most basic mechanical principle and show each and every step up in complexity until you get to the final component.
+calculon000 yes. everything is better explained in these old videos
+calculon000 I second your comment. Despite driving cars for more than 15 years now this is the very first time I have understood how gears work. Well explained video.
+calculon000 I completely agree. these old videos do an exceptional job of explaining things. 10 out of 10 good video.
+William McCartney Some old school things can't be beat by what we have today. The things we take for granted. XD
+calculon000 Amazing what happens when the end goal is to teach students how things work.
So, what do you think the end goal of common core is? Kinda funny huh?
The mind is a terrible thing to waste
Wish the modern day teaching are like the way explained in this video.
+G Yogaraja modern day teaching isn't to teach, it's to indoctrinate an ideology.
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The synchronizer was perhaps the most fundamental addition to the manual transmission system. Nowadays it's fairly easy to shift between gears almost without having to worry about timing. You'll still have to try to match the engine's RPM with the car's speed and enviromental conditions (e.g. driving uphill or driving down a steep descent). In fact I'd never drive downhill at 60 MPH, as shown at the end of the video, and then go into 2nd gear, as at that speed, the engine's RPM will be too much high to be contained into a 2nd gear, a 3rd - 4th gear would be better suitable.
Agree syncros were a revolutionary change to the manual transmission. As far as gear selection those old cars only had 3 speed transmissions. 2nd on that car would be 3rd on a modern car. 3rd on that car would be like 5th on a modern car.
Carl Zimmerman Oh didn't know that! Now it makes more sense :)
These were only 3 speed transmissions so their 2nd gear is the same as our forth in a 5 speed
Yes the strain on everything and the back wheels will skid and if you know people today would crap their pants when that real end comes sideways
@@carlzimmerman8700 and they would shift much later than us then?
I learned more from this 10 minutes video than I did in a year from high school.
Calidrius must not live in new England, USA
That’s sad
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Should've payed attention
Hey can I see your stinkie footies?? *sniffe sniffe sniffe* >:3
I drive a stick shift, and I've always wondered how it worked. This is both fascinating and informative, and the old-timeyness just adds to the entertainment value.
I am a mechanic in this is a great learning tool for any young and new coming mechanics and either for those who don't know how to drive standard transmissions it makes it easy for someone to learn to drive on by knowing how it works thumbs up to those who made this video
I learned a ton from this! I knew the concept of how it worked but this explained every last detail and made everything super easy to understand. Wish we had videos like this in schools today.
In the old days they were not afraid to "dumb it down" when they taught it, so many more peopled learned it. This thing is priceless!
ikr
Not long ago i watched a similar video, on how differentials work and its crazy how easy its to understand. In an up to date video, you just cant distinguish what is what. Till we see a simplified version built from start too finish. These old vids are awsome!
Richard Yates
I'm afraid people of today need some of these "dumbed" down videos to learn something... ;)
Tuydsaadz@sa@eeexs
I'm going to sound like an old crank here (get it?), but old videos like this really highlight how or education system is going to hell. Nobody showed me an easy-to-understand video like this when I was growing up.
+hal900x yeah remember the old teachers are the best teachers too
+trompowsky chess
Nah, old teachers are different than teachers from old times
Old teachers are best 'cuz they have a lifetime teaching, so they know how to do it. Teachers from old times just torture our brain till we learn everything, but need lifetime terapy
thank you thank you thank you
+hal900x agreed
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Jeez Nicki - Glad you weren't my teacher. As a fully professionally qualified engineer - I can honestly say the GREAT thing about this sort of video is that it fires the imagination.
MY imagination was fired in electronics when I was 6 years old. Also in music.
within a few years by the age of 10 I was building complex radio sets, playing guitar and piano ... reading many books, working confortably with fairly advanced arithmetic and mathematics ...all because I saw the equivalent of this video in a radio magazine .
OF COURSE its skilled work ... but everyone has to acquire those skills ... and firing the imagination at a young age is the start of it.
Absolutely phenomenal editing for its time, and absolutely fantastic explanation.
Besides the excellent step by step explanation I enjoyed the vintage cars, the respectful community and dress code that we left behind, the black and white display and above all the non electronic old fashioned tone of the presenter. Simply marvelous.
This should be required viewing in our schools. I am afraid to contemplate how many kids don't even know what a lever is.
+BellinghamsterTrail they all play minecraft, they now their levers ;)
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Lmao I dunno how even got on youtube, let alone this page! Magic stuff happens in my pockets!! Bahahaha
The old days were so much more straight to the point when it came to their educational videos.
love these old docs :)
Hey Eric, I would like to see that driver at the end double clutch it back into non synchro first😝
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I know everyone is saying this in the comments but it can't be said enough: what an amazing build up in this video. Whoever wrote it and edited it really knew what they were doing.
I wonder what would these engineers think if they saw a modern 7 or 9 speed automatic gearbox.
+Mustaine_24 Almost everything gets increasingly complex.
+Mustaine_24 Actually these old engineers were probably more intelligent than modern engineers.
I say that because first of all the engineering we see is just built upon previous engineering AND modern engineers whether it be something like a transmission or a cell phone, are compartmentalized to just engineer one aspect of the design and work with dozens of other engineers collectively who work on other aspects.
There aren't too many engineers who design and build something entirely from the ground up anymore.
hackfreehvac That's because each component of a design gets more and more complex and you can't possibly know it all.
Mustaine_24 Do any work on autos?
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This is fantastic. These old documentaries are very well put together. Things are explained from bottom up in an orderly fashion which makes it so anyone, with or without beforehand knowledge of the topic can easily grasp the fundamental mechanics involved.
That was extremely informative. Good old knowledge from many moons ago.
ReneBrito1960@manil
I cannot believe how much I learned from this video. Sometimes a simple (although maybe not simple when it was mad) and clear direct concept video is really all that you need.
How sad is it that we learn way more from the internet at home then we do at school. The only thing more pathetic then that is we're learning this stuff that came from the 50's.
This should be a standard middle school curriculum subject and then advancing to actually working on basic engines once graduating to high school.
Even more pathetic is the fact that we pay for school, more now than we ever have, even when it's free. Most people pay to be told what and how.
I was tearing apart and piecing together lawnmower motors when I was eleven. Imagine what I know now, at 37. Eight year olds could understand videos at this level, so what would they know at 40. If pushed right, I'm sure 20 yr olds could make Hawkings look fairly simple.
Use caution down this road, it gets rough when you start realizing things.
So you think automotive engineering shoulder be a compulsory subject in school? This is skilled work, if you want to pursue a career in this industry, you can do it after school. Primary and secondary education is designed to develop critical thinking and provide a platform for people to realise their talents and interests, not force you into a particular industry.
NickLiang
At the same time, though, A solid learning of the fundamentals of how stuff works is essential for the future of all things. I believe engineering, coding and cpu logic systems, generalized cause and effect, organization planning and forethought, DIY and substitution method, should be up there with Biology and Mathematics. Consumer logic needs to go the way of the dinosaurs. Things won't always be there when you nee them.
Survival classes based on Bear Grills and Les Stroud wouldn't be a bad idea either.
WhtStr213 That level of learning is not suitable for under 16 year olds, it is far too complex. It is also skills you can learn and develop if you want to want to pursue it. However compulsory subjects provide the basic skills for you to pursue those specific subjects which include some basic engineering, computer systems and even DIY. Organising, planning, forethought, generalised cause and effect are not subjects, they are qualities and skills which are already introduced in many subjects especially science. Further education will then substantiate this as you choose more specific subjects which suits your interest.
NickLiang
And yet, I see kids 2-3 yrs old figuring out phones better and much faster than any other, and learning complex solutions that stump adults.
Aren't qualities and skills for better understanding kind of the point of education, and wouldn't concentrated effort on those form a more solid foundation for education on all subjects.
On a side note, thank you for bringing good conversation and valid p.o.v.. I appreciate your demeanor and approach to our conversation. ( not just stupid one-liners and insults)
These old videos are more useful and easier to understand than these days information videos.
I remember drawing arrows to show what gears would turn in a transmission during my finals test of my Diesel Powered Equipment class.
Standard transmissions were my 2nd favorite subject behind electrical systems.
Thanks for posting!
Now I finally understand why my 3rd gear is shot, when the the mechanic says "your syncros are going bad". Neat!
+hal900x I would think it was BS the mechanic made up.
Don't think so. I've heard it from several, and one was my shop teacher who had no financial involvement. They wear out eventually.
+hal900x Syncros do go out like any part that deals with friction and rubbing. Good news about manual transmissions its much more cheaper to repair. The difference can be big. Two cars of the same model but one is auto and one standard can be a different up to 5 grand.
+hal900x Unless you forget to use the clutch, or you use 2 hands to shift, or you like to go from 5th to 1st a lot, modern transmissions are pretty fucking tough to kill. I'd expect the clutch to die a lot sooner.
now the wrong lube oil can fuck things up, but that's really rare. I know Subaru's are a bitch to shift cold, but once the oil thins down some they behave better.
kleetus92
You're right.
Everyone is amazed by the simplicity yet how informative it is (which it is), but I'm even more impressed at how they discovered how to do all this back in these times. Without any instant information, internet, google, etc they were able to come up with these genius solutions and inventions and problem solving abilities on their own. Even with the internet I couldn't come up with 1/1000th of what these engineers could
I think books held way more power with the general population than they do now. I'm guilty of never reading books anymore, but I'll read all day on my phone about nonsense.
@@DeputyFroglegsnowdays you could just download a book on your phone
This is a makes a very logical representation of how a manual transmission works very simple, I love it, from simple levers to a system of gears making a vehicle move
This is a great video for the people to understand about the transmission.
One of the best instructional videos I’ve ever seen
For me it is almost like finding a treasure. Explanations of the free spinning gear around the drive shaft, the constant but linear moving gear on the drive shaft, the reverse gear and the synchronizer is so clear that in modern transmission videos they are almost impossible to understand. Not to mention that in the beginning of the video the logic of going from levers to gears are a true treasure, almost philosophical. Can't thank enough.
these old gm videos are awesome
this is the shit i strive to learn, why the gears are the way they are. the basic concept of power transfer and why first gear is powerful. truly amazing video
"give me a lever" - Archimedes, maybe
+LuMiZeAbLe “GIVE ME A LEVER long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. ” - Archimedes.
Congratulations! You win a cookie.
"DOS MI PA STO KAI TAN GAN KINASO" Exact translation from ancient greek; " Give me somewhere to stand (meaning firmly, solidly) and I shall move the Earth" - Archimedes
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PA = Somewhere
STO = To stand
KAI = And
TAN = The
GAN = Earth
KINASO = (I Shall) Move
Master Archimedes! a ancient legend!
Wow! whoever wrote this video did a amazing job of simplifying the physics & mechanical aspects of how the transmission works. Really enjoyed how they started with the basics & history( fulcrum & levers) & progressed .
Right, 100% !!!
I thought i clicked on the wrong video at first
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me too, i had to scroll back and forth to see if Im watching the right one
Excellent video from 80 years ago shows someone like me how it works, when I had no idea about the basics.
so i have watched a hundred other videos all developed by modern scientists and teachers, they all feature fancy computerized animations and state standardized questions. I learned nothing from that. Then along comes this video from 1930 (im guessing) And it is straightforward easy to understand and BOOM i get the manual transmission, if only the modern teachers take a look at this
+cliffyracer693 you should check out the Feynman Lectures, if your into physics
I have a learning disability, yet I'm in the same boat (or car if you'd rather). Given the rather black and white attitude (to match the black and white footage) that people had in those days, I was worried that I wouldn't understand any of this or be able to keep up with it, yet surprisingly it was a hell of a lot more easier than the modern CGI stuff. And the real tragedy of it all is that the CGI stuff would've been a lot easier to put together (no need to have a dummy transmission put together, no need to hire a team of animators, just one person and their computer will do the trick! plus the CGI doesn't need be overly detailed which means the frames can be easily rendered and put together on a basic laptop).
I think it's from the 50s even though all the vehicles are from the 30s and 40s.
@@michaellinner7772 The clothing in the film was from the 1930s. Therefore I believe it was made in the 1930s, probably around 1937 or so.
Yes, modern videos just seem to show off their computer/graphics prowess with very little explanation or actual demonstration.
Wonderful piece... If you skip this video you'll never understand even the simplest gearbox.. This truly is the simplest way of getting into a gearbox
Such a great foundation video for how a transmission works. Very easy to understand.
100%
Whilst not a mechanic by trade, I've worked on many cars and even though car gear boxes are more complex and clutches are way different now, this old film packed so much info in such logical fashion. Well done them folk from yesteryear.
If I had seen this in 7th grade, I think my entire approach to life would have been significantly different today. Talk about the power of leverage...
Clicked for pod race engine, stayed for yesterday’s genius ingenuity.
It feels like so many documentaries these days just give you a glimpse of something without getting into the cool nitty-gritty of it, like we don't have the required attention span for it.
"Here we have this awesome thing! Isn't it pretty? Moving on..."
This film, however, completely breaks it down in an easy to understand way, weirdo Archimedes notwithstanding haha.
Old is gold the best and clearest explanation ever
I learned more from this on the topic of leverage and physics then I did in 12 years of Mandatory schooling...
Physics is usually just taught in high school and in most of them it starts in the junior year (11th grade).
As a car enthusiast and a engineer fresh into school this upload was much appreciated
Amazing documentary. I finally get it!
Amazing how the entire documentary plays from start to finish without stopping every 2 minute to play ads/commercials.
If they taught like this in school then every student would've been a topper
This is the first time i've had any understanding of a transmission. This video really opened my mind
Nice segue from levers into gears.
This is way informative than any educational video I've seen now.
This is a grate educatnail video, the type style of learning that history and discover are missing in to days shows
+Chris Foss That spelling though O.o
Paul Hojda lol kiss my (-¡-).
+Chris Foss Language!
+Chris Foss i will kiss it
+Chris Foss You need a video for spelling! Lol
This old video is strangely entertaining and educational.
i love how beautifully everything was explained in these old videos. This is the perfect way to teach children concepts
the idea of the transmission is so freaking genius
the number design on the speedometer is so old style it takes you back in time. Awesome video. i like seeing what life was like in different time periods.
Without even watching I got this! When sitting at a red light, you put the transmission in R for race... and gun it! That's how it works!
Actually the R stands for rocket
The analogys for explaining how the gears interact with each other makes it very simple to understand.
Love the video...simple and essy to understand. Plus, no annoying musics!!!
that was bloody brilliant, no wonder the older generation knows so much. now a days they either put no effort to teaching, so its too technical and just jargon, or they dumb it down so much you dont learn anything at all. this video was the perfect explanation. utterly perfect.
The 'older generation' - ie those born before 1980 - were and are interested to learn, ask questions and do research for themselves.
Generally speaking, those born since 1980 still rely on 'mommy' to wipe their arse for them.
When I was 14, in 1966, I acquired a broken gearbox and took it apart just to see how it works.
I still pick up broken things and take them apart to learn how they work.
If something in my life fails to work I find out how to fix it myself - because I WANT to learn and to know about my world.
FYI - I didn't attend any form of 'trade school', ergo other than basic science / physics, NOTHING about 'engineering' was taught at my schools.
Sitting on your arse playing computer games won't help you in 'real life'.
Stop blaming others - eg teachers - and take some initiative in your own life.
School is where you SHOULD learn HOW to learn.
And it's the responsibility of PARENTS to encourage their children to WANT to learn.
It's not possible for ANY school to teach you everything - ie hand you the world on a silver platter.
This w a s a very useful 15 minutes of watching..working in a junkyard as a young adult..I've seen plenty of these transmissions laying around..took some home..just to disect...this entertaining as well.
There is the opposite video: "How a transmission doesn't work", features all Chrysler products :-)
more like KIA
isnt kia a lot better though given the fact its 2016-2017 models atm?
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This is pure educational gold.
I'm a girl who's learning automatic transmission ,, I love it ,shopping for shoes no thanks ,I'll take a car engine out instead ❤️🚗🚗
very easy
these old videos are the best at explaining things very simply . nowdays they make stuff very complicated making you think you are stupid
oh man this is how you demonstrate a subject..this is practically spoon feeding
+Johnny dEPP this isnt spoon feeding,,,,, spoon feeding is something different
spoon feeding d car transmission n how it works
Superb video, makes it easy to comprehend 🔩
So much tech and intelligence back then explained from a simple concept. Leverage. I have much to be thankful for what we have today from our fore fathers experiences.
What the hell!... Roughly two YEARS in mechanics college, and transmissions is something which I thought would always remain a mystery to me. They just made it sound so complicated, so I didn't think I'd ever understand it. So it just went in one ear, out the other. Now, roughly two MINUTES into this video and it clicked how it works, and how gear ratios work too 😄😆🤭
Thanks a lot for sharing this. Like they say, it takes a genius to simplify something that's usually taught in a complicated way 👍😉
This made so much more sense than the other videos
how did they do this flawless animation back then at 1:54??
a kind of stop-motion a guess
One of the best explanations I’ve ever seen of a gearbox. 👍
My god .. 60 mph, are they crazy
In my 10 min of this i learned how i car moves than ive leArned at all in 2 yrs. Whygo to school. This is better atteaching bring old vids back of todays life
so how does it work when you hits the brakes. Wouldn't the engine gear still run?
yup... which is why you push the clutch pedal in while coming to a stop.
wheelgunnin 44 is that why the car stalls when hit brakes only
benson997 exactly.
What about in an automatic transmission? There`s no clutch to push.
Lizcary Reyes Automatic transmission have a clutch , it's just automatic too so the driver doesn't have to press it
Lord can we PLEASE teach like this again.. this was truly beautiful
No body teaches like this anymore. Old is really gold
Technology in general is too complex to, too many and i think that makes people not want to learn .
Why have women's driving skills regressed since this???
+mightaymouse women's lib...
Didn't you see? The man told her exactly what to do (in under 3 seconds none the less :O)! Bitches listened to their men back in the day. :/ lol jk jk
mightaymouse women just want to get dick nowadays
Automatic transmissions
I wish every training video at work to have a voice like in this video, it's sounds so nostalgic
Reminds of the Fallout 4 SPECIAL videos
I think this is the best video to learn the really basics of transmission, really friendly and effective, awesome.
Anyone in 2019??
Better, 2021
Every single frame of this video is just fascinating. From the complexity of the level to transmission, even the time it was recorded.
Thought this was a vault-tec video at first
this video explains a transmission so well. best video ive ever seen on this subject
So easy a woman can do it?
+dorgodorato What woman do you have? Can I have her?
+dorgodorato Funny, most men don't know how to do it anymore.
Comments like this make me rethink my pro-life stance.
+Grant Nicholson do what?
+ThatFeelBr0 drive
I like how a instructional video 60 years ago is more information and easy to understand than modern ones
At 4:00 min they show the shaft at the upper right turning when the gear on that shaft is described a free-wheeling, and at 4:50 the narrator says the shaft leading to the rear wheels is standing still when it is plainly turning. Otherwise a great and very well-explained demonstration.
1:00 Illuminati confirmed!!!!!
xD
James Herman
Robert Lock in
smh... facepalm...
Jimi H..😂 you oh I know you kind of people.. You are an illuminati conspiracist😂😂
Very nice video ! Modern video makers should learn from this old school gold, if they really want to teach.