New and available only from Schaeffler for the independent spare parts market – the LuK RepSet CVT

LANGEN, 2 May 2018. In state-of-the-art, continuously-variable transmissions the CVT

chain transmits power from one cone pulley to the other. The CVT chain technology from

Schaeffler – thanks to a design optimized down to the last detail – has set the standard

when it comes to torque capacity and efficiency. Due to its modular design, it covers the

entire torque spectrum, from small cars to upper mid-sized cars. As a repair solution that

includes a guide rail, this innovative product from Schaeffler is now available to the

Automotive Aftermarket for the very first time.

Initially, the LuK RepSet CVT is available for repairing the so-called Multitronic

transmissions of the Volkswagen Group (VW). These fully-automatic CVTs are used in

vehicles of the VW brands Audi and Seat, among others. The benefit they offer are the

infinitely-variable adaptation of power transmission with no dips in tractive force, which

ensures that the engine runs under optimal operating conditions. Schaeffler will be

steadily expanding its new repair solution portfolio with applications for the most

important manufacturers currently using CVT technologies – including Nissan and Subaru.

And not only this. Schaeffler is also further developing its CVT technology. In 2016, the

company introduced a plug-in hybrid concept based on a continuously-variable

transmission, for which it won the AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Award. The award was given

by the Center of Automotive Management (CAM) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC),

which regularly honor the most innovative automobile manufacturers and suppliers of the

year. “Experts estimate that just five years from now, 30 percent of all passenger car

automatic transmissions will be continuously variable ones. And increasingly more vehicle

manufacturers are putting their faith in the CVT chains from Schaeffler,” says Rouven

Daniel, Head of the Transmission Systems program at Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket.

“Compared to conventional push belts, they are not only able to transmit more power,

they deliver higher efficiency as well. So with its LuK brand, Schaeffler has a unique selling

point in the market when it comes to the production of high-performance CVT chains. This

success story began in 1999, and we are now continuing it on the independent spare parts

market.”