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6 Symptoms of a Bad Clutch Fork (and Replacement Cost)

Adam Mann — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:13:34 +0000

If you drive a vehicle with a manual transmission, it has a clutch. You know all about depressing the clutch to shift gears, but when everything isn’t shifting the way it should, what does it mean? Well, one potential reason ... Read more

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Transmission Fluid Change vs Flush (Which One Should You Do?)

Josh Boyd — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:32:48 +0000

The purchase of a vehicle could easily be classified as an investment of sorts. We pay a substantial amount of money for our vehicles up front, in exchange for reliable transportation for years to come. This transportation allows us, as ... Read more

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6 Symptoms of a Slipping Clutch (They’ll Only Get Worse)

Josh Boyd — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:38:41 +0000

Though automatic transmissions continue to grow in popularity, many motorists still enjoy the art of shifting gears, while traveling from Point-A to Point-B. For this reason, the manual transmission continues to retain a certain degree of popularity, even today. Under ... Read more

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4 Symptoms of a Bad Neutral Safety Switch (and Replacement Cost)

Josh Boyd — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:08:08 +0000

As a vehicle owner, we all expect to encounter the odd mechanical issue of sorts, on occasion. However, we also hope that issues of this type are easily diagnosed and repaired, with minimal cost or downtime. Unfortunately, some issues tend ... Read more

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How Long Do CVT Transmissions Last? (and Cars That Have a CVT)

Ron Coddington — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:19:51 +0000

CVT stands for Continuously Variable Transmission. The first CVT patent was awarded to Daimler-Benz in 1886. The CVT concept had been applied to saw mill machinery seven years earlier by an inventor named Milton Reeves. Down through the decades, CVTs ... Read more

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What Transmission Does My Car Have?

Al Seizovic — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 20:14:15 +0000

Have you ever been shopping for cars online and then filter your search by ‘manual transmission’ because all of the cool cars have them? If you haven’t, try it now. I’ll wait. See?? Isn’t that awesome what you find? Now, ... Read more

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Straight Cut Gears vs Helical Gears (Pros and Cons)

Ron Coddington — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:53:06 +0000

Today, gears are a major part of our lives. Mostly hidden by appropriate enclosures, they do their work in all manner of servile devices from washing machines to laser printers to chainsaws. Many aspects of life would be far different ... Read more

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Car Won’t Shift Out of Park? (3 Causes and How to Fix)

Josh Boyd — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 19:23:28 +0000

Have you ever attempted to leave for work in the morning, only to find that your automatic transmission is stuck in the park position? If so, you are certainly not alone. While indeed troubling, this issue is far more common ... Read more

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8 Parts of an Automatic Transmission (and What Each Does)

Adam Mann — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:20:18 +0000

Outside of your engine, the transmission is the most complex part of your vehicle. But an automatic transmission doesn’t get half the attention of an engine, and it’s a shame because your vehicle’s tranny is a work of art that ... Read more

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3 Symptoms of Burnt Transmission Fluid (and the Cause)

Mark Stevens — Thu, 14 May 2020 19:26:45 +0000

As soon as a car owner or driver notices a burning smell from the engine area, it becomes an issue serious enough that the car should be stopped driving. Even though transmission problems often occur in specific cars rather than ... Read more

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