New TransTec Global Transmission Guide Available
Transmission professionals can identify automatic transmissions in virtually any vehicle in the world, including models as current as 2014, with the new TransTec Transmission-by-Vehicle Guide available on the Web, as a mobile app and as a printed reference.
Dual-Clutch Transmissions: Coming To Your Shop Sooner Than You Think
A dual-clutch transmission is more than just two clutch plates where there was just one. The two clutches are not connected. The clutches power shafts with one nested inside the other. These input shafts connect to what could be called counter shafts that run parallel to each other.
ASE A2 Test Prep (Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Test Prep): Torque Converter Basics
The concept of using a torque converter, oil pump, planetary gear sets, clutches, bands and a computer-controlled hydraulic valve body to transmit torque and to change gear ratios is relatively simple.
ContiTech Offers Range Of Diagnostic Support Options For Power Transmission Products
ContiTech’s Power Transmission Products Group is now offering a full line of products and services designed to help technicians easily detect and repair faults in belt drives. Using specially designed tools and equipment, ContiTech says it is focused on issues that can stop a vehicle or machine, not to mention a business.
Spectra Premium Recognized As Outstanding Partner And Key Supplier By Jasper Engines & Transmissions
During the recent Supplier Meeting and Awards Banquet at Jasper Engines & Transmissions in Jasper, Ind., Spectra Premium Industries was recognized as an Outstanding Partner and Key Supplier.
Elgin Receives JASPER Engines & Transmissions Service Award
Elgin Industries has once again been honored as one of the leading suppliers to JASPER Engines & Transmissions, receiving the 2013 JASPER Service Award during a recent ceremony in Jasper, Ind. JASPER Engines & Transmissions is a remanufacturer of gasoline and diesel powertrain and drivetrain components.
Tech Tip: Dodge Has A P2767 Code With Transmission In Limp In Mode
If you encounter a Dodge with a P2767 trouble code set, check the wiring between the transmission and the transmission control module. Make sure the #2 signal wire is not open, shorted to ground, or shorted to any other circuit. If the wiring checks OK, raise all four wheels off the ground, start the vehicle and place the shifter in drive. While lab scope testing the #2 signal wire, obtain second gear. When the transmission is in second gear, there should be a 5-volt square wave pattern being produced by the #2 sensor. If not, replace the sensor.
AMSOIL Expands Signature Series Family To Include Automatic Transmission Fluid
AMSOIL INC. has re-positioned two of its synthetic automatic transmission fluids to be included in the company’s Signature Series family. The new designation reflects the premium quality of AMSOIL Multi-Vehicle Synthetic Automatic Transmission Fluid and AMSOIL Fuel-Efficient Synthetic Automatic Transmission Fluid, said the company.
Jasper Engines & Transmissions’ Denver Branch Wins Award
The Denver, Colorado, branch of Jasper Engines & Transmissions took home the President’s Award for 2012 at the company’s annual sales banquet January 29th.
Oceanside Transmission: Specialization And A Unique Business Plan Foster Partnerships With Other General Repair Shops
While Oceanside Transmission has been in business since 1989, the way Owner Dean Kuhn does business hasn’t changed. Gone are the transmission-only shops of the past; to survive, a change in business model was a must.