Value of a Good Mechanic
I sincerely regret buying my car from the dealership I did. The car is decent enough for the price I paid, but I’ll never use the dealership’s mechanics again. Just shy of a month after driving my pre-owned vehicle off the lot, the check engine light came on. The car started shaking so violently I [...]
Bad U-joint? How to tell
It is most common to find driveshaft u-joints on rear wheel drive automobiles. You may also find them driving the front wheels on 4 Wheel drive models with I beam suspension like on some older Ford trucks.
In some cases this flexible joint will have a grease fitting and will require regular service. In other cases [...]
Mini Cooper 6 Speed
Picture of what a Mini Cooper looks like when you have to pull the transmission.
Kings Transmission Seattle is now rebuilding a six speed transmission in a 2006 Mini Cooper S. Alot of shops won’t take on a project such as this as parts are a real problem to find. The dealer told this customer that [...]
Transmission Warranty
Kings Transmission Seattle is a proud member of ATRA. ATRA stands for Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association. Through ATRA we can offer up to a three year warranty nation wide.
Mini Cooper
Had a customer arrive today with a 2006 Mini Cooper S. Car came in with a noisy 5 speed manual transmission. He was told by the dealer that all they could do was replace the transmission for a cost of around 6000 dollars. Dealer said parts were not available and that all they could do [...]
Snow Damage
Thank goodness the snow has finally melted in the Seattle suburbs! My apartment complex did not get dug out until several days after the storm and the side streets weren’t much better. Though I did my best to stay off the roads, eventually I had to get into the office.
The slush and ice did a [...]
Foreign Transmission Repair or Rebuild
We at European Transmission Repair want our coustomers to know that we offer rebuilds or repair and even replacements on all foreign automatic and manual transmission. Alot of the owners of European cars such as Mercedes, Audi, VW, Volvo, Saab, Volkswagen, BMW, Jaguar and Land Rover think that only the dealers can work on their transmission. We [...]
Isuzu NPR, NQR, NRR, GM, Mitsubishi FUSO, UD: Prevent Transmission Failure & Overheating Problems
There are three types of automatic transmissions in the Japanese imported midrange trucks. This includes Isuzu’s NPR, NQR, NRR, FRR, and FTR as well as GM’s W3500, W4500, W5500 and W6500 models, Chevrolet’s W3, W4 and W5 trucks, Mitsubishi FUSO’s FE, FG, FH, FK, and FM trucks, and UD’s 1200, 1300, 1400, 1800, 2000, 2300, [...]
Allison Transmission’s
Kings Transmission of Seattle
In the last two decades, the diesel power plants offered in diesel pickups have come with ever-increasing horsepower and torque numbers. But, in order for manufacturers to meet durability standards, stronger power train components were needed. As the parent company of Allison (from 1928 to 2007), General Motors engineers knew which automatic [...]
Rear Differential (Rear End) Problems
What are the most common rear differential problems and how can they be dealt with? Read to find out all about it.
One of the most important car parts, yet very less known, is the rear differential. It plays a big role in the functioning of the automobile. In this article, my aim is to specify [...]
