Transmission Repair in Orem, UT, Manual and Automatic

Is your transmission slipping or shifting hard?

Have it checked soon if you notice:

• Slipping: the engine revs, but the car doesn't pick up speed
• Late, harsh, or clunky shifts
• A shudder at low speed, like driving over rumble strips
• Whining, humming, or grinding that changes with speed
• Red or brown fluid under the car
• A burning smell, or a check engine light with a shift problem

Clutch Replacement

On a manual car, most drivability trouble is the clutch. We do clutch replacement for stock and performance cars, and we check the hydraulics first, since a bad master or slave cylinder can feel just like a worn clutch and costs a lot less.

Automatic transmission service and repair

Old, burnt fluid causes a lot of shifting problems. A fluid service with the right fluid for your transmission can fix rough shifts caught early. When it's more than fluid, we check for solenoid, valve body, and torque converter problems, and read the codes the transmission stores. We don't rebuild transmissions. If yours needs one, we tell you straight and help you choose the next step.

Manual transmission repair

Grinding into a gear, popping out of gear, or a noisy gearbox usually means worn synchros, bearings, or linkage. We diagnose it and tell you what it needs. We don't rebuild gearboxes, so if it's worn out inside, we say so and help you choose the next step. Performance cars that make more power than stock can wear gearboxes faster, and we see a lot of those.

Differential and driveline repair

A clunk when you shift into drive, a vibration at speed, or a clicking noise when you turn can come from the driveline, not the transmission. We check and repair CV axles, U-joints, driveshafts, and differentials, including the center differential on all-wheel-drive cars like Subarus.

Towing and heat: transmission wear in Orem

Heat is the enemy of a transmission. Towing a boat to Utah Lake or Deer Creek in July, or a trailer up Provo Canyon, makes the fluid run hot and wear out faster. So does stop-and-go traffic on I-15. If you tow, your transmission fluid likely needs changing more often than the normal schedule says.

We see many all-wheel-drive cars here because of Utah winters. On those, tire sizes that don't match can strain the driveline, so we check that too.

Tested before we quote a transmission

We test before we quote, so you don't pay for a new transmission when a sensor or a fluid service will do. You get the price in writing before we start. And we've fixed cars on Center Street since 1999. Our work is covered by our warranty.