Not long ago, I wrote a book on the 8F35. Shortly after the book came out, a good friend of mine called me and said his Ford Transit van had a transmission...
Fun With Transmissions
Ford is doing its part in the EV and Hybrid markets these days. Full-EV plug-in models include the Mustang Mach E and the F-150 Lightning. Ford offers several...
The foundation for every automatic transmission built since the beginning is hydraulic pressure. This pressure applies and releases clutches and bands to...
The are about a million GM 10L80 ten speeds out on the road today, and they are starting to come out of warranty. A very common issue with these units is a...
Park-by-wire systems consist of input from the driver, such as a knob or button (more on this later), an internal mechanical piston attached to the park rod...
Solenoids have been around since the late 70s, evolving from simple on/off solenoids to pulse width modulated clutch pressure control solenoids. Now we have a...
I’d like to introduce the transmission industry to Ford’s latest 8-speed offering. This unit is about the same size as the 6F50N, its 6-speed...
Everyone has been working on converter clutches for years. In this day and age there several different styles of converter clutches, captive clutch, multi-disk...
The 8F35 is an 8-speed front-wheel-drive unit from Ford in light-duty applications. Ford Edge and the Transit Connect equipped with the 2.0L GTDI engine are...
In this edition of Fun With Transmissions, we’ll take a look at speed sensor diagnosis. We’ll also see how and why a speed sensor delivers an AC voltage to...
The call has gone out by the government to increase fuel mileage, and the automotive industry designers have answered. First, it was lock-up converters. Then...
In 2020, Ford motor company introduced the 10R140 ten speed automatic transmission for the Super Duty F-series trucks all the way up to the F-600. This unit...
The 68RFE came out in 2007 and typically came behind the large gas V-8’s and the large diesel engine applications and have been modified with aftermarket...
Auto start-stop systems have been around for a while now and they are coming out of the warranty period and showing up in our shops now.
In this issue of Fun...
The 62TE has been around since 2007. In this edition of Fun With Transmissions, we are going to check out the 62TE compounder unit. We’ll look at how it...
In this edition of Fun with Transmissions we’re going to check out the new 8F35 from Ford Motor Company (figure 1). We’ll take a look at some interesting...
In this edition of Fun with Transmissions we’re going to check out the new 9T50 from General Motors (figure 1). We’ll take a look at some interesting...
Over the years, torque converters have come in many shapes and sizes. From the huge, bolt-together cast iron powerglide converters (anyone beside me remember...
For many years, the front pump in all automatic transmissions has been in the front behind the front seal, which the engine drives via the torque converter...
The new Mazda FWD 6-speed comes in the following vehicles:
2012–present — Mazda 2.0L–2.5L
2014–present — Mazda 6 2.5L
2013 — Mazda CX-5...
