There are so many problems with electrification development. No infrastructure, no stations to charge the batteries. And charging takes too long. Also, many cars don’t match the charger, many vehicles have to
Transtar Industries has greatly expanded its driveline and differential spare parts program by means of the product portfolio enlargement, widening inventory space and launching of advanced custom-made parts lookup feature.
MAHLE reacts to increased market demand for MAHLE solutions in the field of repair shop equipment by officially starting the building of a new Service Solutions center in Italy (Parma). This project will include 3 facilities of MAHLE Service Solutions brought together under one roof, covering the area of approximately 16,100 sq.ft.
Hyundai officially presented its Veloster N model more than a year ago, however, the company’s test-driving team has been recently spotted testing a new prototype near the Nurburgring. And it seems like Hyundai considers adding a new transmission option for its hot hatch.
Bar’s Leaks has presented its new product named Super Transmission Fix, the 1-st transmission treatment to fix all types of car transmissions.
Recently, Honda has issued a recall of 57,000 minivans in the USA and Canada – certain 2018 and 2019 Honda Odyssey cars equipped with transmissions that could independently shift to the P gear while driving. Honda installs 9- and 10-speed automatics in the redesigned Odyssey, but these are the 10-speed models that are included in the recall list.
Despite
the fact that the CVT market has been growing over the last years, Jatco is preparing itself for electrified vehicles. At the Shanghai auto show the
company has showcased new e-Axle powertrain units for future EVs: a coaxial
type and a 3-axis type.
There is a family of automatic transmissions, which surprises even ardent admirers of manual transmissions by its reliability. We are talking about the ZF8HP family designed and manufactured by the German company ZF Friedrichshafen.
Clutch assembly is not an easy task that requires time and perseverance. To avoid frequently needless and expensive replacement of the whole unit, prior estimation is a must. In such cases, ZF Aftermarket is eager to share its solid experience in the transmission repair with the repair shops, helping to prevent errors specifically related to clutch plate mounting.
Aisin AW Co., Ltd. plans to provide significant financial support to its automatic transmission manufacturing facilities in the US to increase the competitiveness of its products and to enhance the manufacturing capacity of the American division located in North Carolina.
Recently,
Transtar Industries has started a special eCommerce platform named Transend
that is supposed to become an indispensable tool for people who are looking for
particular spare parts.
Recently, it has transpired that a lot of GM car owners are determined to take legal action against the American Auto Giant. The complainant party claims that car owners of several RWD Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC models (2015 and 2019 model years) experienced shakes, jolts, and hard shifting when engaging a gear during speeding up or slowing down.
JATCO Ltd has designed a new CVT solution for small cars, named as the CVT-S (JF021E).
Nowadays, it comes as no surprise that many auto engineering companies try to create their own versions of classic cars, but Zero Labs Automotive managed to draw attention of the auto world by developing the 1-st electric version of the legendary Ford Bronco and equipping it with a manual gearbox.
Eaton Cummins has recently reported that it will soon hit the Chinese market with its upgraded version of its Endurant 12-speed AMT solution. The new product is notable for its retarder capacity and a PTO mechanism.
CVTs have one “mysterious” component named a fluid degradation counter (or just fluid counter), which raises many questions among auto enthusiasts. Owners of cars equipped with CVTs constantly argue whether it is necessary to reset the oil counter after the oil change.
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.