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Your transmission is an essential part of your engine, whether you drive an automatic or a manual vehicle. Knowing how it works will give you a better understanding of how to care for it. The mechanics at Dee’s Auto Care Specialists in La Crosse, WI, have explained the basics of what your transmission does and how it works.

What to Know About Your Transmission

Key Functions

The transmission is responsible for transferring power from your engine to the wheels in a controlled manner. It converts the power that the engine creates into a rotational force called torque, which rotates the axles. The engine produces power and sends it to the crankshaft, which rotates a lot faster than the wheels need to turn. The transmission uses a series of gears to control the speed of axle rotation depending on how fast you need to go. This is why it’s called “shifting gears” when you change speed or direction.

How the Gears Worktransmission

Toothed gears of different sizes interact to control the speed of rotation. For example, when a gear that has 30 teeth turns with a gear that has ten teeth, then the ten-tooth gear will make three rotations for every single rotation the 30-tooth gear makes. The transmission has many different sets of gears that interact with each other differently depending on which gear you are in, or if you put the vehicle in reverse.

When you put the vehicle in neutral, the transmission disconnects the engine from the wheels. With the vehicle in park, a latch locks the wheels in place. A manual vehicle allows you to manually change the gears yourself with the gear shift, while an automatic vehicle does it automatically using a fluid pressure system.

When your transmission needs preventative maintenance or last-minute repairs, the team at Dee’s Auto Care Specialists are the local experts who thoroughly understand these systems. Their locally-owned shop has served the area since 1936, and they have three convenient locations in La Crosse and Onalaska, WI, and Winona, MN. Their full -service shop can also help with your other vehicle needs, ranging from your brakes to your muffler. Find your closest location online and call them at (608) 782-2530 to schedule your service.

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