Automatic Transmission Diagnosis and Repair (New Total Service Series) (Paperback)

by Chilton (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
This innovative series offers complete information on the repair, maintenance and service procedures of vehicles and automotive-related systems. Each unique do-it-yourself title delivers the most current, concise instructions available. Each title deals with an individual system or service as it pertains to today's complex vehicles. *User-friendly format brings even the most complex system servicing into perspective for do-it-yourselfers of all levels. *Comprehensive, step-by-step procedures and hundreds of detailed specifications, exploded views and photographs walk the do-it-yourselfer through the job from start to finish. *Easy-to-use self-diagnostics take the mystery out of troubleshooting and repairing simple and complex mechanical problems.

Covers theory, maintenance, diagnosis and repair of all automatic transmissions and transaxles.

(Keywords: Total Service Series)

Product Details

• Paperback: 375 pages
• Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning; 1 edition (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801989442
• ISBN-13: 978-0801989445
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #697,540 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Can we say "useless"?, August 7, 2000

By	C1 - See all my reviews

Upon first opening the book I expected it to cover everything about transmissions. Well it did, theoretically speaking. It showed pictures and examples, and it had some shots of the Ford AOD transmission. However, when it began to give diagrams showing the bolt hole patterns - it left out the AOD! When it showed the in-depth diagrams of all the transmission parts, it also left out the AOD. To top it off, the book barely covers any model-specific instructions but rather showed vague and "universal" instructions. I'm going to try the ATSG AOD manual and see how that goes. But this book is a waste of money, try to find a model-specific guide.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great but ..., August 6, 2000

By A Customer

this book is good for beginners or people who are just learning the ropes about automatic transmission. lacks the depth and technical concepts that a repair manual should have. still ... very helpful on a whole

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent choice for beginners, November 2, 2002

By A Customer

If you want to start repairing automatic transmissions this is your first book!. It will help you introduce and understand the basics and theory of operation of most auto transmissions out there. Once you get thru this book, is just a matter of getting the service manual of the specific transmission you want to repair and the repair kit to be able to succeed, like me, on your first overhaul.