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Technical Transmission General
General Transmission issues are varied and may include several causes and ways of treatment. Transmission experts share their knowledge and provide useful tips for the industry people to follow.
It is well-known that modern automatic
transmissions are much more complex than conventional manual transmissions, and
therefore in addition to standard driving modes like D (Drive) and R (Reverse)
automatics frequently have more additional features and operating modes.
With winter approaching, car owners perform
necessary measures to prepare their cars for cold weather and icy roads.
However, some inexperienced owners of cars equipped with automatic
transmissions frequently do not know how cold weather may affect transmission
units and frequently disregard such a simple procedure as a transmission
warm-up. In this article, we will consider how ignoring of the automatic
transmission warm-up may affect your vehicle.
What are typical transmission failing symptoms and what are the reasons: Slipping gears, no shifting, hard shifting, shuddering, shifting delays, this in not a full list of strange bahaviour of your automatic transmission, let us explain.
It is vital to understand that repair cost depends on a sum of many factors. We will break these down in detail but typically transmission repair is seldom cheap. It is a relief if all you need to do is a solenoid replacement or a fluid flush. Fluid change will come at a cost of $80-$240. Fluid leak repair will have you spend an average of $150-$200, and solenoid replacement procedure will be around $130-$390. A rebuilt transmission comes from $1100 to $2700 and a remanufactured - from $1400 to $3500.
Car
manufacturers have always been looking for ways to make their cars more
cost-efficient and customer-friendly, developing less expensive car components
(engine, gearbox, etc.) in hope to increase the take rate of their products. In
this article, we go back to 1968 when Chevrolet released its semi-automatic
transmission named “Torque-Drive”.
To eliminate
one of the most common transmission issues – jerks during gear shifting, an automatic transmission design includes a transmission brake band. The
automatic transmission brake band is necessary to block planetary gear elements
for a short time. In this article, we will consider the main purpose of the transmission brake
band, its design peculiarities, place of installation, and why it is necessary
to adjust this element.
The
Super Shift transmission, also known as Twin-Stick, is a manual gear shifting solution
designed by Mitsubishi in the late ‘70s. This solution found application
on several Mitsubishi models, which were produced mostly in the ‘80s. This unit
is notable for some design peculiarities: this 2WD unit has 8 forward gears.
The manual 2020 Toyota Supra is finally here , as the EAG team has managed to integrate a 6-speed manual
transmission in the Supra design. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at
all stages of the transmission swap process with the help of videos from EAG’s
youtube channel.
Frequently, unexperienced auto enthusiasts pay
little attention to gear ratios when buying a new or used car, but a competent
analysis of technical car parameters (including gear ratios) turns out to be a
key to the successful car choice. In this article, we will consider how gear ratios
can affect performance potential of a car.
Not only modern highly-sophisticated units can leave a lasting
impression and that there has never been some place for ingenuity in the field
of the transmission development. For instance, we can look back to the 1980s
when the Chevy Corvette C4 hit the market with a mysterious 'Doug Nash 4+3' manual transmission.
Sometimes it happens that your car can get
stuck in the middle and the only way out is to tow it to the nearest repair
shop. It can become a real problem for owners of CVT-equipped cars, as not all
drivers know how to do it accurately without any harm to a pricy transmission
unit. In this article, we will consider the main peculiarities of CVT
transmissions and how to tow a CVT-equipped car properly.
A crucial role in operability of CVTs is given
to specific fluids (CVTF) used only in variable transmissions. These fluids
have great lubricating properties and at the same time they prevent the belt
from slipping on the pulleys. The achievement of such an objective is possible
thanks to the use of unique packs of additives. But sometimes young drivers of
CVT-equipped cars often wonder whether it would be safe to use automatic
transmissions fluids (ATF) in their CVTs.