In this video, I explain what a Lenco planetary transmission is and its purpose. I will detail how planetary gear sets work ...

Automatic shift transmissions were first introduced on a broad scale in the late 1930s, and while they were a novelty for many years, today they are very near a standard piece of equipment on most ...

Gears come in all shapes and sizes. They are the toothy wonders that make the world go around, and they're incredibly important in the operation of a motor vehicle. There's a more specific type of ...

Ever wonder how your transmission knows to shift gears? Why is it that when you stop, the engine doesn't die? We're here to show you how cars work. We recently looked at manual transmissions. This ...

There was a time when automatic transmissions had all kinds of unique names-Cruise-O-Matic, Hydra-Matic, Ultramatic, and the list goes on. But while the names were different, the basic operation was ...

Though the pandemic may have reduced the amount of time we spend in our vehicles, we still rely on these mechanical beasts to get us from point A to point B. Whether you're participating in ...

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 ...