Automotive Industry News & Information - Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair

There’s a lot of information on buying used cars out there, but at Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair in Salisbury, we don’t think it’s possible to go into a purchase armed with too much information. The condition of the transmission in a used car is perhaps the most essential aspect of a pre-owned car purchase - this article explains why, and how to make sure your prospective buy is everything you want it to be.

Transmission problems aren’t always as dramatic as they seem. Often, a huge inconvenience is caused by a simple problem, if you only know what to look for. At Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair in Salisbury, we know what to look for, and would like to pass some of that knowledge on to you. Here, we investigate an easy fix that causes a lot of people problems; a faulty neutral safety switch.

At Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair in Salisbury, our mechanics have diagnosed and repaired every transmission problem in the book. We’d like to pass some of our knowledge along to you, in order to help you understand your transmission a little better. Here, we discuss the synchronizers in your manual transmission, and how to know if one of yours is faulty.

For the most part, automatic transmissions are exactly that; automatic. However, there are a couple of components that require adjustment from time to time, to keep your transmission shifting like it should. At Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair in Salisbury, our team of expert mechanics knows how to do just that.

At Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair in Salisbury, we’re fans of drivers who tweak and customize their vehicles to meet specific wants and needs. For many car enthusiasts, a manual transmission is a must, and the performance of that transmission relies heavily on the clutch.

Over the past decade, vehicles with CVTs, or Continuously Variable Transmissions, seem to have taken over the market. While many people have different opinions on CVT transmissions, what are they, and how do they work? Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair in Salisbury has a simple explanation for you.

What does a flex plate do, and how do you know if yours is faulty? Your vehicle may be telling you things you may not know. Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair in Salisbury has the answers you need.

At Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair in Salisbury, we understand that there are endless ways a transmission can sound, behave, and feel, depending on what type of car it’s in, what type of transmission it is, and the state of the vehicle’s repair. Sometimes, when people buy a different car, they notice it doesn’t act the same as their last car, which leads them to believe there is a problem.