| One of the most important parts of any vehicle is | | | | towards the rear axle. Main bearings suspend the |
| the transmission. The transmission is so important | | | | main shaft and it splits near the input end. Pilot |
| that the car would have evolved in a very | | | | bearings hold the shafts together at this point. |
| different way without it. Due to it being so | | | | There are three types of transmissions found in |
| important, it is a big pain and a big cost when it | | | | cars, trucks and other automobiles. The manual, |
| needs to be fixed. So, here is what you need to | | | | automatic and semi-automatic. |
| know about transmissions and transmission repair. | | | | Now to the part we all hate, transmission repair. |
| The transmission responds to the unique | | | | Typically when a transmission needs to be |
| characteristics of the internal combustion engine. | | | | repaired, it is due to a shaft coming apart, |
| Most engines operate at a range of 600 to 7,000 | | | | bearings breaking off or even the entire |
| revolutions per minute, but the wheels of the car | | | | transmission falling out of the car. This can happen |
| only turn between 0 and 1,800 revolutions per | | | | and it has happened plenty of times since the car |
| minute. How the transmission comes into play is | | | | was first created. No matter what kind of |
| when the torque of the vehicle needs to be | | | | transmission repair that you may have to do, you |
| adjusted. The highest torque output of the | | | | are going to be paying a lot. You can get a lower |
| transmission can be found in the middle, around | | | | cost for transmission repair if you are lucky |
| third gear, but the greatest torque of the | | | | enough to find a working transmission for your |
| transmission comes when the vehicle is moving | | | | make and model of a car at a local Los Angeles |
| slowly. The transmission system has to take the | | | | scrap dealer. Typically though, you are going to be |
| output of the engine and supply high torque for | | | | paying more than you would like to repair your |
| low speeds, and to keep the engine within | | | | transmission. In the most severe cases of |
| operational limits while at highway speeds. Put | | | | transmission repair, many car owners choose |
| simply transmissions transform energy from the | | | | instead just to get another car because the repair |
| engine to the wheels. | | | | is worth more than the car itself. |
| Almost all transmissions use a cast iron case or | | | | To keep your car from suffering severe |
| aluminum case that rests under the car. Within | | | | transmission failure, or at least to delay it, make |
| the transmission, there are three different kinds | | | | sure you always have transmission fluid in the car |
| of shafts. The main shaft, the countershaft and | | | | and ensure that you don't drive the car too hard. |
| the idler shaft. The main shaft extends outside | | | | If you drive it too hard, you may end up |
| the case in both directions, the input shaft goes | | | | damaging the transmission or even the casing |
| towards the engine and the output shaft goes | | | | that houses the shafts. |