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Automatic Transmissions and Transaxles

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I strongly recommend this book. I am preparing for the ASE test on transmissions and thought I'd check this out. It is well written with 2-color photographs. The author starts by discussing the basic principles of transmission design, and concludes with various modifications. You can see what's in the book at the publisher's website. It is pearsoned.com/autostudent.

Looks like a 1950s textbook. Wasted words and the most shockingly awful pictures ever seen. Compare to a high school student newspaper to get an idea. In an era of multi-color gorgeous illustrations, this publisher settled for black with blue highlights. Then, rather than paying someone for decent photos, grabbed (evidently free) garbage (dark, less than crisp) photos from Toyota, Chrysler and some government agencies. After that, they have the nerve to charge more than a hundred bucks for this crap.

Evidently lacking enough to say (having never put any real thought into the book to begin with), they fill the pages with "Real World Fix" examples, mini-stories of troubleshooting probably culled together from an internet forum. Wasting my time reading a bunch of them, I finally realized the authors are never going to explain WHY the eventual fix worked or the problem occurred, only what did solve the issue.

I want my money back. Or maybe they would hire me to produce a set of photos worthy of being put in a college textbook. If like me, you are stuck buying this 1950s junk, I suggest going on youtube for some video tutorials because you will need real instruction from somebody. Lacking orders from an instructor to purchase, leave this and probably anything from the Professional Technician series by Pearson Automotive on the shelf. Sadly, my engine rebuilding book is from the same outfit. Sad face.

Very detailed and it delves in deep into the history of auto transmissions. No disc is a negative for this era and the price. Great pickup for vets and rooks alike. If you are going to take the ASE certification test(s) it is a must.