This
page is designed to help educate drivers on the importance of
care and maintenance to their automatic transmissions in hopes
of preventing needless transmission failure. This is not to say
that you will never have a failure but we can say with 100% honesty
that we never have, not in 32 years.
Lets first
explain just how hard the transmission works. It works much
like you would if you were riding a bicycle at a forced rate
of speed on all road surfaces and levels for 30 minutes.
You have just used a great deal of energy and power to
get from point A to B. Now think of
your transmission moving 3,000 pounds at speeds of up to
75 mph in temperatures of -20 to 100 degrees several times a
day up to 7 days a week. Get the picture? The transmission seems to
be the hardest working device on your vehicle yet it is the
most neglected until it fails.
Now
lets explain how you can keep your transmission
running trouble free for years with proper care, driving
techniques and maintenance. First here is one very
important thing all drivers need to know. Heat is a transmissions
worst enemy, this combined with the lack of maintenance is the
number one cause of needless transmission failure
today.
Have the transmission flushed or filter and fluid
changed every 25,000 miles. If the fluid is not changed frequently it
breaks down thus causing poor lubrication which in turn causes
friction, heat, hardening of seals, gaskets then
failure.
Prevent engine overheating. The radiator has a small transmission cooler inside
of it the antifreeze circulates around it to help keep the
transmission fluid cool. When the engine overheats the transmission
also overheats this causes fluid breakdown thus causing poor
lubrication which in turn causes friction, heat, hardening of
seals, gaskets then failure.
Do not spin your wheels if you are
stuck. Rock the vehicle
back and forth a few times, if the vehicle is still stuck call
a tow truck to pull you free. Excessive spinning of the
wheels creates a tremendous amount of heat and can destroy your
transmission where you sit.
Do not exceed the vehicles towing
limit. If you want to
use your vehicle for frequent towing, look in your owners
manual for the maximum towing limit. Make sure you have an
external transmission cooler mounted just behind the grill,
if you do not see one then have one installed. Keep in
mind that towing makes the transmission work
harder creating more friction and heat. But if you do not
exceed the manufacture suggested tow limits and there is
sufficient cooling of the transmission you should be
fine.
Do not let your transmission run low on
fluid. Check your
transmission fluid level as you would your engine oil and if you
see any leaks, have them repaired immediately. We have already
pointed out how devastating heat is to a transmission but when your
transmission runs even a quart low on fluid for a period of
time it can cause just as much damage.
It is really very simple. Keep the automatic
transmission fluid clean, the automatic transmission cool and
you may never need to replace it.
jiffy Lube is
an excellent place to get your automatic and standard
transmissions serviced as well as the rest of your vehicle.
Here are some locations in Oklahoma.
6124 S Sheridan Road, Tulsa 4806 S
Union Avenue, Tulsa 3301 E Skelly Drive, Tulsa
3628 S
Sheridan Road, Tulsa 11621 E 31st Street,
Tulsa 2735 S Harvard,
Tulsa
6610 S
Lewis Avenue, Tulsa 1102 S
Garnett Road, Tulsa 7122 S Memorial Drive,
Tulsa
100 N Elm
Place, Broken Arrow 2111 W 91st Street, Broken
Arrow
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