Automatic transmissions are highly complex automotive components. They're significantly more complicated and challenging to work on than manual transmissions, which means expensive repairs and ...

The automatic transmission is an amazing yet terribly complex engineering feat. It works by using clutch packs, torque converters, gear sets, solenoids, gaskets, valve bodies, hydraulic parts, and ...

CARS.COM — Manual transmissions are usually cheaper to maintain and repair than automatics because the latter are far more complex and have more parts and functions that can fail, but it may depend on ...

For many drivers, transmission repairs are among the most confusing and expensive issues a vehicle […] ...

It’s no secret that trucks are built to work hard, and it’s no surprise that parts eventually wear out. Case in point: our 4R70W automatic transmission. With 200,000 miles on the clock, the ...

Cheap turbo + junkyard LS = big power. The formula has been proven multiple times. However, significant power won't last long with a junkyard transmission. Thanks to the aftermarket, there are several ...

If we don’t count the addition of electronic controls and gradual mechanical and fluid dynamic improvements—the basic design of the 48RE Chrysler transmission found in our ’06 Dodge Ram 2500 has been ...

If you’ve ever wondered what’s involved in an automatic transmission rebuild, Mike Arbeau of Precise Transmission in Mississauga provides the following overview of the process. Rebuilding an automatic ...

Automakers called it lifetime fluid — your transmission paid the price.

General Motors' 4L60-E automatic transmission is one of the most popular transmissions ever built. It was initially designed to replace and modernize GM's older Turbo 700R4 — also known as the ...