Transaxle?
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Transaxle?
The Corvette Does Not have a transaxle, Corvettes have separate transmissions and differentials. Bolted together in the rear of the car BUT separate cases.
By definition a transaxle combines the transmission and differential in 1 case. (1 case means 1 fluid also). Since the Corvette uses different housings and different fluids for the transmission and differential cases they are separate units.
I wish GM paid more attention to their advertizing and statements made in publications. Most magazine articles repeat the false GM wording.
By definition a transaxle combines the transmission and differential in 1 case. (1 case means 1 fluid also). Since the Corvette uses different housings and different fluids for the transmission and differential cases they are separate units.
I wish GM paid more attention to their advertizing and statements made in publications. Most magazine articles repeat the false GM wording.
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So what name do you propose for the part that can, and usually is, removed and replaced as a single unit.
I'm not going to crawl under my car to check, but I don't believe it's possible to remove the transmission without removing the differential or cradle.
I'm not going to crawl under my car to check, but I don't believe it's possible to remove the transmission without removing the differential or cradle.
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But the transmission and differential are not a single unit, they are two separate pieces. If they were a single unit they would be a transaxle. How they are (or can) be removed isn't relevent.
The dictionary defines "transaxle" as ; http://www.definitions.net/definition/transaxle
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True, but since when do you expect a manufacturer to tell you the truth? 
Rear transmission is the correct term, and implies a separate but bolted-together differential on a front-engined RWD car. And I MUCH prefer that than a transaxle, even with a bit of a weight penalty.
Rear transmission is the correct term, and implies a separate but bolted-together differential on a front-engined RWD car. And I MUCH prefer that than a transaxle, even with a bit of a weight penalty.