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Car Tips from the Carrsmith Service Department
Since our start we have written over 49,000 service orders. The company began as, and during our first several years was an import specialty shop working strictly on German cars. Since the late 1980's when we switched over from paper workshop manuals to computer based technical service information we have expanded our service to include all makes and models. Over the years our affiliations with AAA South Motor Club, AC Delco, and several for-pay internet based service information providers has made our transition to all car makes complete. Our transition from German cars to all makes and models brought home an important fact- what is important is the individual customer, not the type of car they drive. Over nearly 3 decades we have followed many of our customers through a full range of choices in automobiles. As owner of Carrsmith I have had the opportunity to meet many wonderful and interesting people. Though I still enjoy keeping up with the technology and keeping my certifications current but, it's the people are what it's all about for me. That is what keeps it fresh and fun! I hope to meet you, as well!
When you visit our service department you will be greeted
by our service writer who's job is to document your concerns with your
vehicle as carefully
as possible (this may also include him, or her test driving your car with you)
in an effort to perform as thorough a repair as possible. Naturally, a
clear understanding of your concern is the first step in effecting the
correct solution to your concern. If you have
concerns or compliments on our work I would be glad to hear them. Please
email me at In order to strengthen that
communication, I have included some technical
information on my website. Links to my Tech Tip topics are on the blue
band to the left. I strongly believe in the
importance of you understanding your vehicle along with us, to improve our
communication. I will be adding more topics over
time. If there are topics you would like to see,
please email
me at Below, I have also included a hyperlink to the AC Delco the animated Automotive Systems Guide. You may want to review this site for a better understanding of how systems on your car work. It is written with Flash software that you can download for free when you log on to the website. http://www.acdelco.com/html/as_guide_main.htm. Thank you for taking the time to visit my website. Ray P.S. Call us today at 352-378-7830 if there is anything we can do to help you. Below are a few quick Technical Tips:
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Additional
Service Tips
Additional
Service Tips
Toyota
Corolla Transaxle- leaks at differential output flange. Bad CV axles can lead to
transmission problems.
Driver’s
will notice a bad or worn out CV (constant velocity) axle by the clicking noise
it makes when turning. Driving for an extended period of time with a worn out
axle on the long axle side (the passenger or right side) will damage the
transaxle (transmission and differential assembly). Vibration wears out the
differential carrier and spider gears inside the transaxle. The shaft for the
output flange, which the axle bolts to, is not supported by a bushing or any
other reinforcement but, goes directly into and is supported by the differential
carrier assembly.
Installing
a new output flange seal to repair a leak caused by this problem not work due to
the excess play in the shaft. Lateral movement in the output shaft will distort
the new seal causing it to leak.
Reference:
Carrsmith customer, 1990 Corolla with 90,000 miles.
Additional
Service Tips
Toyota
Corolla Transaxle- leaks at differential output flange. Bad CV axles can lead to
transmission problems.
Driver’s
will notice a bad or worn out CV (constant velocity) axle by the clicking noise
it makes when turning. Driving for an extended period of time with a worn out
axle on the long axle side (the passenger or right side) will damage the
transaxle (transmission and differential assembly). Vibration wears out the
differential carrier and spider gears inside the transaxle. The shaft for the
output flange, which the axle bolts to, is not supported by a bushing or any
other reinforcement but, goes directly into and is supported by the differential
carrier assembly.
Installing
a new output flange seal to repair a leak caused by this problem not work due to
the excess play in the shaft. Lateral movement in the output shaft will distort
the new seal causing it to leak.
Reference:
Carrsmith customer, 1990 Corolla with 90,000 miles.
Toyota
Corolla Transaxle- leaks at differential output flange. Bad CV axles can lead to
transmission problems.
Driver’s
will notice a bad or worn out CV (constant velocity) axle by the clicking noise
it makes when turning. Driving for an extended period of time with a worn out
axle on the long axle side (the passenger or right side) will damage the
transaxle (transmission and differential assembly). Vibration wears out the
differential carrier and spider gears inside the transaxle. The shaft for the
output flange, which the axle bolts to, is not supported by a bushing or any
other reinforcement but, goes directly into and is supported by the differential
carrier assembly.
Installing
a new output flange seal to repair a leak caused by this problem not work due to
the excess play in the shaft. Lateral movement in the output shaft will distort
the new seal causing it to leak.
Reference:
Carrsmith customer, 1990 Corolla with 90,000 miles.