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4r70w transmission for sale

August 25th, 2010
The 4R70W is a Ford automatic overdrive transmission. It is fully computerized with a lock-up torque converter. It supersedes the original Ford overdrive, the AOD (automatic overdrive) and the AODE, the E meaning electronic. After being introduced in 1980 the AOD went through constant redesigns and upgrades for almost 15 years before the 4R70W was [...]
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Transmission Line

July 29th, 2010

Transmission Line

[/caption] Transmission line, no it’s not like the grocery line or the bank line. Rather, it is a piece of metal tubing line, which transfers the automatic transmissions fluid from the transmission to the radiator cooler and an auxiliary cooler should your vehicle have one, an auxiliary cooler, that is. Transmission [...]
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Front Wheel Drive Transmissions and Transxaxles

June 30th, 2010
There seems to be some confusion about the differences between front wheel drive cars and cars with transaxles. First off, a transaxle is a front wheel drive transmission, at least in 99 percent of the cases. Rear engined vehicles like Porsche have transaxles, but the unit is in the rear of the vehicle where the [...]
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General Motors 4T45-E Front Wheel Drive Transaxles

June 29th, 2010

The Key to General Motors Transmissions..GotTransmissions.com

[/caption] The four-speed automatic transmissions is an excellent seamless shifting transaxle that responds quickly to the gas pedal and doesn’t hunt for shifts excessively at awkward speeds. Built by GM, this four-speed automatic, the Hydramatic 4T45-E is an upgrade over last year’s transmissions, which were outsourced to [...]
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Toyota Hybrid Transmissions Lead The Way

June 26th, 2010

Toyota Transmissions from GotTransmissions.com Stand Alone

[/caption] Batteries and electronic technology get a lot of attention concerning hybrid vehicles. The Toyota research and development department has been burning the candle and working hard at developing affordable Toyota transmissions for hybrids, which is only one reason they lead the competition in hybrid transmission innovation. [...]
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The Used Transmission Market

June 23rd, 2010

Used Transmissions Cost Less

[/caption] The market for used automatic and manual transmissions is the fastest growing part of the replacement auto parts business. Used transmission suppliers are popping up on the internet like a hand full of seeds growing into plants, and you’ll find plenty of so called experts on used-transmissions everywhere. [...]
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How to Change the Transmission Filter, Perform a “Flush and Fill” Procedure ..

June 21st, 2010
… on 4th Gen TR4’s (and prior) With “Non-Sealed” Toyota Transmissions.

Thinking About Flushing Out Your Toyota Transmissions?

[/caption] This DIY guide is designed for the 4Runner owner that has at least minimal mechanical skills, and who wishes to save at least a few hundred dollars over what most foreign auto repair shops, transmission [...]
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Manual Transmissions Old and New

June 19th, 2010
In 1832, W. H. James introduced his invention of a three-speed standard transmission. Panhard and Levassor ( a company name) are credited with the invention of the modern transmission – installed in their 1895 Panhard. On April 28, 1908, Leonard Dyer was awarded one of the earliest patents for an automotive transmission. The experimental vehicles were [...]
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Leave Rebuilt Transmissions To The Experts

June 13th, 2010

Leave Your Rebuilt Transmissions To A Strong Company

[/caption] After a lifetime (35 years) of rebuilding transmissions, installing transmissions and owning a transmission shop, several reasons pop into my head for dealing with a professional transmission company that is prepared to rebuild transmissions. Rebuilding transmissions is hard work. I had to have my [...]
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What Is A Shift Valve To Automatic Transmissions?

May 23rd, 2010

Shift Valves-Automatic Transmissions

[/caption] All automatic transmissions have a brain of sorts. We call this part a valve body. Reason being is there are plenty of ” shift valves” in a valve body that control hydraulic pressure by overcoming the force of a return spring, allowing the fluid to flow into the correct [...]
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