Kerrmudgeon

I don't know the make or company but it's interesting to see the assembly process.
One thing struck me.....the units are completely dry assembled.
I would have thought they would use some sort of assembly lube on the gears and bearings at least.

vettevt

Very interesting. Makes me wonder what the humans are for. Won't be long and robots will build the whole tranny. Thanks for posting.

dmaxx3500

cool thanks

59BlueSilver

Wow, so many parts and steps, looks like it would be catastrophic if one tiny detail was missed! Thanks for posting.

Sullyvette

Thank God there are workers who will do that job! I couldn't take 8 hours of that repetitive type work. Sully

Plasticman

Thanks for the video...but spent more time looking at your avatar....

My very wise step-grandfather put me on a factory assembly line when I was 16 (during summer vacation)....I learned real quick that I could never do that type of repetitive work.....would drive me bonkers (and I would be assembling it in my sleep).

Plasticman

Robert61

I want to be the official pan bolt installer! Good video

LouieM

That film's a good argument for getting an education.

Bluestripe67

That is exactly what I thought. Dennis

tuxnharley

Yup! I worked in a cannery the summer after having a tough time academically my freshman year in college. That convinced me to go back, do better, and get my degree - it was one of the best life lessons I ever learned!

Roger Walling

I could see where any lubricant would really make a mess of that assembly line in a no time at all. Not to mention how slippery those little parts would be!
A shot of fluid into the cooling line probably was the final step.

bj1k

All of the companies are using robots more and more so when they put everybody out of work , who is going to have any money to buy their products ?

DansYellow66

Interesting - thanks for posting. I decided about a year ago that if I was ever going to rebuild a transmission I needed to get with it before I got too old. So I started on an A727 Torqueflite - which admittedly is no where near as complicated as those in the video.



This was not a simple weekend pull it out, shove a few seals and gaskets in it and put it back in. I spent about 2 months going over every inch of every part in the thing including a valve body kit, sleeving a servo bore, replacing a planetary, bushings, seals, converter, pump innards, measuring everything 2 or 3 times over. Filed all gasket surfaces flat. Worked great when I reinstalled it and doesn't leak a drop. But when I was done, I still don't think a week later that I could give an intelligent explanation on how it operates without resorting back to a service manual. Automatics are really a pretty amazing piece of machinery.

Next I did a Muncie M22 wide with new Autogear case and now I'm on my 3rd one - rebuilding a Toploader 4 speed. If you like tinkering with things and seeing how things work, rebuilding a transmission is a pretty do-able job and rewarding.

MAD IN NC

Union token jobs ?

John BX NY

UAW wages can still get you a decent standard of living in Kokomo, In. There's a labor shortage and some midwest towns like Hamilton Ohio are offering $5k incentives to get people to move there.