Deconstructing Torque Converters

June 23, 2010 12:00 AM

Who do you call when your jet car needs a torque converter? And what exactly does a torque converter do, anyway? The friendly experts from Precision of New Hampton have stopped by Jay's Garage to pull apart a torque convertor, and explain it all to you.

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