JASPER Driveline Division Prepares For 2014 Racing Season
Matt Kenseth was the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Runner-up. Kyle Busch was fourth in the final point standings. Clint Bowyer and Joey Logano finished the season seventh and eighth in points, respectively. What did these four drivers have in common throughout the season? Their cars were equipped with products from the JASPER Driveline Division.
Failing Pilot Bearing, Bushing on Manual Transmissions
Most rear wheel drive, and some front wheel drive, vehicles with manual transmissions use a pilot bearing/bushing. The pilot bearing/bushing
Start Solving Transmission Electronic Control Problems
Troubleshooting an automatic transmission can be one of the most intimidating diagnostic procedures at a shop. The first reaction is typically, “We don’t do that type of work.” But there is profit in performing drivetrain diagnostics and “in-the-car” repairs.
Three Causes Of Transmission Complaints
The modern transmission is one of the most connected components on a vehicle. When using a scan tool to diagnosis a drivetrain problem, it’s often what is not displayed on the scan tool that will lead you to your final diagnosis. Read on for three of the common causes of transmission complaints.
Automatic Transmission Erratic Shifts After Filter Replacement
Changing the automatic transmission filter and fluid is a great preventive maintenance practice, ensuring a clean and proper working transmission assembly. The most important factors are installing the correct filter for the vehicle application and the correct installation procedures of the filter. An incorrect filter installation or the wrong filter will ultimately cause erratic shifts and possibly cause damage to the transmission assembly.
GM Makes Transmission Control Module Repair Easier With Release of Programming Tools
The programming setup is easily accessible via a download that can be secured through a TIS2Web Service Programming subscription, GM’s next-generation Technical Information System. Seven subscription packages are offered, varying by price, expiration date and support level. With a subscription in hand, all that’s required for a tech to flash the TEHCM is a J2534 device or scan tool.
AVI Offers ASE G1 Test Prep Program: Auto Maintenance And Light Repair
AVI’s ASE Test Prep product line includes G1 Test Prep Program, which covers preventive maintenance and light repair services. AVI’s series of ASE Test Prep curriculum is developed by ASE Master Technicians and centers around focused task lists that detail the knowledge and skills required to complete each specific level of certification.
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.
ACDelco To Introduce GM OE TECHMs At AAPEX Show
ACDelco will introduce GM Original Equipment Transmission Hydraulic Control Modules (TECHMs), found in all GM six-speed automatic transmissions, at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) Nov. 5-7 in Las Vegas.
Tech Tip: Adjustable Clutch Master Cylinders
Following a new clutch installation, there is nothing worse than experiencing slipping or release problems. Many times installers even begin to believe that the new clutch kit is defective. This is not correct, in most cases! The majority of the time, a simple, quick adjustment will alleviate any problems. Most Japanese/Korean imports utilize an adjustable clutch master cylinder. When a new clutch kit is installed, the master cylinder needs to be re-adjusted to work properly with this new kit and avoid release and slipping problems.