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This eagerly awaited second edition of Heinz Heisler's Advanced Vehicle Technology is a comprehensive and thorough description of vehice bodies and components. The second edition has been rigorously updated to provide additional material on subjects such as antilock braking, vehicle aerodynamic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heisler, Heinz
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Motor vehicles.
Motor vehicles > Maintenance and repair.
Véhicules automobiles > Conception et construction.
Véhicules automobiles > Innovations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Vehicle structure; Friction clutch; Manual gearboxes and overdrives; Hydrokinetic fluid coupling and torque converters; Automatic transmission; Transmission bearings and constant velocity joints; Final drive transmission; Tyres; Steering; Suspension; Brake system; Air operated power brake equipment and vehicle retarders; Antilock braking; Vehicle aerodynamics; Tire tread design advances; Electronically controlled anti-vibration engine mountings; Transport refrigeration.
  • Vehicle structure
  • Friction clutch
  • Manual gearboxes and overdrives
  • Hydrokinetic fluid couplings and torque converters
  • Semi- and fully automatic transmission
  • Transmission hearings and constant velocity joints
  • Final drive transmission
  • Tyres
  • Steering
  • Suspension
  • Brake system
  • Air operated power brake equipment and vehicle retarders
  • Vehicle refrigeration
  • Vehicle body aerodynamics.