Popular articles

Probably every transmission repair specialist was keen on LEGO constructions or at least enjoyed making some minor things with their hands. Here's the game taken to a new level of creativity!

Modern auto industry is full of sophisticated drivetrain technologies which are supposed to make your driving experience even more pleasant and trouble-free. Despite a great abundance of sophisticated technical solutions, it is highly likely that very few people know a transmission solution operating like a manual CVT.

Over recent years engineers developed a lot of gear shifting solutions for different car brands, which may seem a bit unusual for oldtime drivers. In this article we will review the most peculiar gear stick technologies and provide video materials related to these technologies.

Only few people know about transmission concepts which were popular 70-90 years ago. For men of today, these gearboxes may seem very unusual and weird, but even now some gearboxes that date back to those years are quite competitive in comparison with modern transmissions.

Nowadays Extroid CVTs are commonly known as “toroidal” due to the fact that the working surface of driving and driven discs in this transmission has the form of a torus. Extroid CVT is not a V-belt transmission, but a friction drive CVT.

ZF Technical Training in 2018


ZF Technical Training in 2018

ZF Aftermarket provides not only original ZF auto parts, but is also ready to share some valuable info on automobile technologies with industry students, technicians and industry professionals in the form of training seminars. Thanks to ZF training programs repair specialists gain valuable experience and skills which help them to ensure high quality services.


Training schedule mainly includes the drive gear and suspension technologies, transmission solutions, steering systems and many other aspects of auto components. Each year ZF brings new ideas and expands horizons of training participants. In 2018 ZF will introduce its ASE-certified trainings. ASE (National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence) is a noncommertial organization specializied in enhancing the quality of car repair and services by knowledge assessment and certification of auto repair specialists. It is not an easy task to become ASE certified expert, because tasks are prepared by professionals having a wealth of experience in the auto business. Moreover, ASE certified specialists have to take part in retesting every 5 years to keep pace with new technical solutions.



This year the list of topics under consideration will include advanced chassis solutions, VW/Audi DSG transmission troubleshooting and some overhaul issues. Participants can expect a detailed analysis of abovementioned topics, which often raise a lot of questions:

  • The VW/Audi Dual-Clutch gearbox training will include some primary facts about this type of transmission. ZF experts will also explain all peculiarities of dual-clutch technology, common repair issues and diagnostics methods.
  • The training related to advanced chassis solutions will provide the basic information on chassis dynamics and chassis angles and how these angles operate with different settings.
  • In addtion trainings will cover peculiarities of electric and hydraulic steering control units and cutting-edge solutions in driver assistance systems as well as usage of radar systems


Requirements to the quality of automobile products grow with development of new vehicles and automobile components. Taking into account this market trend, ZF Aftermarket offers its customers a wide range of solutions and know-how in maintenance of vehicles.


All in all, ZF ASE-certified training is a unique opportunity to learn relevant data about automobile technologies from ZF specialists. Trainings are helpful for everyone: ZF Aftermarket ensures proper disassembly, repair and assembly of ZF products, workshop specialists acquire valuable information on repair methods, and customers get high-quality repair services.

To get more information and to register for classes, interested persons should visit www.zf.com/us/trainings.


Popular articles

Probably every transmission repair specialist was keen on LEGO constructions or at least enjoyed making some minor things with their hands. Here's the game taken to a new level of creativity!

Modern auto industry is full of sophisticated drivetrain technologies which are supposed to make your driving experience even more pleasant and trouble-free. Despite a great abundance of sophisticated technical solutions, it is highly likely that very few people know a transmission solution operating like a manual CVT.

Over recent years engineers developed a lot of gear shifting solutions for different car brands, which may seem a bit unusual for oldtime drivers. In this article we will review the most peculiar gear stick technologies and provide video materials related to these technologies.

Only few people know about transmission concepts which were popular 70-90 years ago. For men of today, these gearboxes may seem very unusual and weird, but even now some gearboxes that date back to those years are quite competitive in comparison with modern transmissions.

Nowadays Extroid CVTs are commonly known as “toroidal” due to the fact that the working surface of driving and driven discs in this transmission has the form of a torus. Extroid CVT is not a V-belt transmission, but a friction drive CVT.