AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE
TECHNOLOGY
AUT 202
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
TEAM AST Instructor______
Chris Kaser Phone/Contact______
Copyright ãWM/2018 JC
JC AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY SYLLABUS
AUT 202 – AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS
4 CREDIT HOURS
7 HOURS/WEEK LAB INCLUDED
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY BUILDING
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A comprehensive study including hands-on repair of automatic transmissions and transaxles. Service procedures include basic transmission service, transmission pressure testing, scan tool testing, transmission assembly replacement, transmission disassembly, inspection of parts, transmission reassembly, and troubleshooting the various systems. This course prepares the student with job skills for entry into the workforce and the knowledge for successfully completing the Michigan or ASE certification examination required for mechanic licensing. Students are required to take the Michigan certification examination as an integral part of the course.
PREREQUISITE(S):
The following classes are needed to help students be successful:
English 085, Math 020
AUT 234, AUT 101
COURSE GOALS:
To prepare students to be able to perform the various services relating to automatic transmissions in the shop and prepare students to take the certification tests to become a licensed technician.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:
The JC Automotive Service Technology program is Master ASE/NATEF certified and meets or exceeds the ASE/NATEF performance objectives listed.
This course meets standards set by NATEF for the 2013 recertification requirements.
Master Automobile Service Technology (MAST)Task List
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND TRANSAXLE.
For every task in Automatic Transmission and Transaxle, the following safety requirement must be strictly enforced:
Comply with personal and environmental safety practices associated with clothing; eye protection; hand tools; power equipment; proper ventilation; and the handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals/materials in accordance with local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations.
II. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND TRANSAXLE
A. General: Transmission and Transaxle Diagnosis
1. Identify and interpret transmission/transaxle concern, differentiate between engine performance and transmission/transaxle concerns; determine necessary action. / P-1
2. Research applicable vehicle and service information fluid type, vehicle service history, service precautions, and technical service bulletins. / P-1
3. Diagnose fluid loss and condition concerns; determine necessary action. / P-1
4. Check fluid level in a transmission or a transaxle equipped with a dip-stick. / P-1
5. Check fluid level in a transmission or a transaxle not equipped with a dip-stick. / P-1
6. Perform pressure tests (including transmissions/transaxles equipped with electronic pressure control); determine necessary action. / P-1
7. Diagnose noise and vibration concerns; determine necessary action. / P-2
8. Perform stall test; determine necessary action. / P-3
9. Perform lock-up converter system tests; determine necessary action. / P-3
10. Diagnose transmission/transaxle gear reduction/multiplication concerns using driving, driven, and held member (power flow) principles. / P-1
11. Diagnose electronic transmission/transaxle control systems using appropriate test equipment and service information. / P-1
12. Diagnose pressure concerns in a transmission using hydraulic principles (Pascal’s Law). / P-2
II. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND TRANSAXLE
B. In-Vehicle Transmission/Transaxle Maintenance and Repair
1. Inspect, adjust, and replace external manual valve shift linkage, transmission range sensor/switch, and park/neutral position switch. / P-2
2. Inspect for leakage; replace external seals, gaskets, and bushings. / P-2
3. Inspect, test, adjust, repair, or replace electrical/electronic components and circuits including computers, solenoids, sensors, relays, terminals, connectors, switches, and harnesses. / P-1
4. Drain and replace fluid and filter(s). / P-1
5. Inspect, replace and align powertrain mounts. / P-2
II. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND TRANSAXLE
C. Off-Vehicle Transmission and Transaxle Repair
1. Remove and reinstall transmission/transaxle and torque converter; inspect engine core plugs, rear crankshaft seal, dowel pins, dowel pin holes, and mating surfaces. / P-1
2. Inspect, leak test, and flush or replace transmission/transaxle oil cooler, lines, and fittings. / P-1
3. Inspect converter flex (drive) plate, converter attaching bolts, converter pilot, converter pump drive surfaces, converter end play, and crankshaft pilot bore. / P-2
4. Describe the operational characteristics of a continuously variable transmission (CVT). / P-3
5. Describe the operational characteristics of a hybrid vehicle drive train. / P-3
6. Disassemble, clean, and inspect transmission/transaxle. / P-2
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7. Inspect, measure, clean, and replace valve body (includes surfaces, bores, springs, valves, sleeves, retainers, brackets, checkvalves/balls, screens, spacers, and gaskets). / P-2
8. Inspect servo and accumulator bores, pistons, seals, pins, springs, and retainers; determine necessary action. / P-2
9. Assemble transmission/transaxle. / P-2
10. Inspect, measure, and reseal oil pump assembly and components. / P-2
11. Measure transmission/transaxle end play or preload; determine necessary action. / P-1
12. Inspect, measure, and replace thrust washers and bearings. / P-2
13. Inspect oil delivery circuits, including seal rings, ring grooves, and sealing surface areas, feed pipes, orifices, and check valves/balls. / P-2
14. Inspect bushings; determine necessary action. / P-2
15. Inspect and measure planetary gear assembly components; determine necessary action. / P-2
16. Inspect case bores, passages, bushings, vents, and mating surfaces; determine necessary action. / P-2
17. Diagnose and inspect transaxle drive, link chains, sprockets, gears, bearings, and bushings; perform necessary action. / P-2
18. Inspect measure, repair, adjust or replace transaxle final drive components. / P-2
19. Inspect clutch drum, piston, check-balls, springs, retainers, seals, and friction and pressure plates, bands and drums; determine necessary action. / P-2
20. Measure clutch pack clearance; determine necessary action. / P-1
21. Air test operation of clutch and servo assemblies. / P-1
22. Inspect roller and sprag clutch, races, rollers, sprags, springs, cages, retainers; determine necessary action. / P-2
TEXTBOOK(S):
/ NATEF Standards Job Sheets Area A2,4thEditionJack Erjavec | Ken Pickerill
ISBN-10:1111646988 | ISBN-13:9781111646981
©2015
/ ASE Test Preparation - A2 Automatic Transmissions and Transaxles,5thEdition
Delmar
ISBN-10:1111127042 | ISBN-13:9781111127046
©2012
/ Today's Technician: Automatic Transmissions and Transaxles Classroom Manual and Shop Manual,6thEdition
Jack Erjavec | Ken Pickerill
ISBN-10:1305259378 | ISBN-13:9781305259379
©2016
SAFETY:
Students are required to wear automotive work uniforms to class. Students that work for an automotive employer may use their employers work uniforms. Students not working for an automotive employer will have to purchase a JC approved uniform the first week of school. Work shoes must also be purchased and worn in the shop. MIOSHA approved safety glasses must also be purchased and worn at all times in the shop.
GRADING PROCEDURE:
Student grades are determined by using a point system in 4 areas of evaluation:
1. Shop Work = 20% of the total grade = Tasks performed in the shop will be awarded points based on professionalism, and repair quality.
2. Homework = 20% of the total grade = Textbook reading assignment points will be awarded on answering ASE questions correctly.
3. Attendance =20% of the total grade=Participation points will be deducted based on lack of attendance which includes unexcused absence, tardiness, and disruptive behavior. Students are responsible for submitting a daily reflection sheet.
4. Tests = 40 % of the total grade = Test will be given on each unit of instruction in addition to a final exam. The test points will be awarded on answering the ASE questions correctly.
A grade of 2.0 or a “C” is a passing grade. Only courses with a passing grade count toward graduation. Only courses with a passing grade transfer to other colleges. Most financial aid requires passing grades. Also, you cannot take classes at the next level if you receive less than a 2.0.
GRADING SCALE:
4.0 = 94 – 100 % of the total points earned
3.5 = 89 – 93.9 % of the total points earned
3.0 = 84 – 88.9 % of the total points earned
2.5 = 78 – 83.9 % of the total points earned
2.0 = 72 – 77.9 % of the total points earned
1.5 = 66 – 71.9 % of the total points earned
1.0 = 60 – 65.9 % of the total points earned
0.5 = 55 – 59.9 % of the total points earned
0.0 = 0 – 54.9 % of the total points earned
CLASSROOM POLICIES:
1. JC is a tobacco free campus. The use of any tobacco product is prohibited.
2. Personal computers are not permitted in the classroom.
3. Cell phones must be turned off or put on vibrate. If a student must make/receive a call they must leave the classroom/ shop area.
4. Beverages are allowed in the classroom/shop area but any cans or bottles must be disposed of properly. Failure to remove trash may result in the loss of this privilege.
5. Disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. Instructor may issue a warning or dismiss the student from the class. Failure to comply will result in further action by our security department.
6. We will use your Jackson College e- mail for any outside contact.
HOMEWORK POLICY:
1. Homework is due on the date given by the instructor.
2. Homework received after the due date will not be considered for credit unless prior arrangements are made with the instructor.
3. Make-up homework will consist of essay questions.
4. Homework includes textbooks, web-based training, and a portfolio.
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TEST POLICY:
1. Certification Style test questions using standardized answer sheets.
2. Questions will come from any of the four required textbooks.
3. Missed exams can only be made up with prior approval of the instructor.
SHOP WORK POLICIES:
1. You are required to have safety glasses before working in the automotive shop areas.
2. You are required to obtain and wear a uniform appropriate for working as a professional in the automotive industry.
3. Shop work must be completed during assigned class times in which a student is enrolled.
4. Students may work on their own vehicles, or their immediate family’s, with instructor permission. Customer work is prohibited! Proof of vehicle ownership may be required.
5. All student repairs will require a complete inspection, written estimate including flat rate times and parts required, and instructor permission before repair work can start.
6. No overnight repairs on student vehicles! Student vehicles can not be left in work stalls or the parking areas.
7. Only students enrolled in the automotive class may be in the shop area during classes.
Visitors must wait in the classroom area or other areas of JC’s campus.
STUDENT PORTFOLIO:
All students in any automotive class must have a current portfolio. It shall include transcripts, a resume; skill sets certificates, technical update training certificates, ASE Certification certificates, State of Michigan Mechanics Licenses, Ford MLR documentation, and any other documents pertaining to your professional career. The portfolio will count as part of your homework grade and will be reviewed and graded. A current portfolio is required to enroll in any CO-OP class
DISMISSAL FOR CAUSE:
Students may be dismissed from the program and may receive a failing grade if they do not work in a safe and positive manner or attend class under the influence of any intoxicants or drugs.
ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY:
Academic honesty is expected of all students. It is the ethical behavior that includes producing their own work and not representing others’ work as their own, either by plagiarism, by cheating, or by helping others to do so.
Plagiarism is the failure to give credit for the use of material from outside sources. Plagiarism includes but is not limited to:
· Using data, quotations, or paraphrases from other sources without adequate documentation
· Submitting others’ work as your own
· Exhibiting others’ behaviors generally considered unethical
Cheating means obtaining answers/material from an outside source without authorization. Cheating includes, but is not limited to:
· Plagiarizing in all forms
· Using notes/books without authorization
· Copying
· Submitting others’ work as your own or submitting your work for others
· Altering graded work
· Falsifying data
· Exhibiting other behaviors generally considered unethical
Collaboration
While JC encourages students to collaborate in study groups, work teams, and with lab partners, each student should take responsibility for accurately representing his/her own contribution.
Consequences/Procedures
Faculty members who suspect a student of academic dishonesty may penalize the student by taking appropriate action up to and including assigning a failing grade for the paper, project, report, exam, or the course itself. Instructors should document instances of academic dishonesty in writing to the Academic Dean.
Student Appeal Process
In the event of a dispute, both students and faculty should follow the Conflict Resolution Policy. The policy is presented in the Master Agreement.
MAKEUP POLICY:
Due to the technical makeup of the classes and the special equipment required to complete course assignments, there is no opportunities for students to make up shop or classroom work. Exception: Tests can be made up under the Test Policy.
CALENDAR:
A calendar for the course and specific events will be discussed at your first class session.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
When students enroll in an automotive class they have indicated a commitment to put in the time and effort to be successful. Students that do not take this commitment seriously will find it difficult to be successful in the course work.
CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS:
The center for student success is designed to help students be successful in their coursework. Tutors both peer and on-line for writing classes (plus additional services for academic success) can found at the Center for Student Success.
Students requiring special assistance (including those affected by the Americans with Disabilities Act) should contact the Center for Student Success. This is the First step in acquiring the appropriate accommodations to facilitate your learning
Students needing to improve their reading and math skills may sign up to take PLATO. This is a self paced and personalized math and reading improvement program. Students needing to develop a resume may come to the Center for Student Success for assistance.
COURSE COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS:
Each course is designed with the express intent that the student take and pass the state certification exam that applies to the area of study of that course. The testing fees are included in the course. In addition to this goal, all automotive students must complete the following requirements to successfully pass each course. They are: