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Scratching your head? Don’t worry, if you don’t know what a differential is – you will in a moment. That fact is that if you drive a car anywhere in Alberta, Calgary, you have a differential. Whether your vehicle is front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, you have a differential. Some Alberta vehicles might […]
Here at AutoNetTV, we have national viewers, like your neighbors in Alberta, who write to us with questions or feedback. One common question we’re asked is: “What is a differential and what does it do?” You may have been told by your Lube Town service advisor that your differential needs serviced, or it’s seen it as […]
One Alberta automotive service issue that doesn’t get much attention is driveline service. Drivelines don’t get talked about very much around Alberta, but they’re very important. First let’s define what the driveline is: Taking a small step back, the power plant is comprised of the engine and transmission. The driveline starts there and includes all […]
Hello Alberta – let’s talk differentials. If you have a rear-wheel drive vehicle, your differential is on the back axle. With front-wheel drive cars, the differential is up front. All-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive vehicles have three differentials – front, rear and in the middle. So you see, you’ve got a differential (or two or […]
The drive train in your vehicle includes all the components that transfer power from the transmission to the wheels. Those components differ depending on what type of vehicle you drive, namely, front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, all-wheel drive or four-wheel drive. The preventive maintenance your driveshaft needs will also differ by what type of vehicle you drive. Let’s start with […]
Scratching your head? Don’t worry, if you don’t know what a differential is – you will in a moment. That fact is that if you drive a car anywhere in Alberta, Okotoks, you have a differential. Whether your vehicle is front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, you have a differential. Some Alberta vehicles might […]
Some people love 4×4 vehicles, the true 4-wheel drive works of engineering like Jeeps and 4×4 pickups that allow you to seemingly go anywhere on the planet. You can climb up a 40-degree rock trail with some planning and skill (always careful to protect the environment, of course), or you can get through the deepest […]
There are a lot of drivers in Alberta who are due for a differential service, but had never heard of a differential before. With front-wheel drive being so common in Okotoks these days, the differential is just taken care of during a transmission service, so most Alberta folks don’t even have to think about it. And […]
With front-wheel drive being so common these days in Alberta, the differential is just taken care of during a transmission service, so most Alberta drivers don’t even have to think about it. And rear-wheel drive differentials don’t need to be serviced for years, so it’s understandable that it’s not something on the top of Alberta […]
There are a lot of drivers in Alberta who are due for a differential service, but had never heard of a differential before. With front-wheel drive being so common in Calgary/Okotoks these days, the differential is just taken care of during a transmission service, so most Alberta folks don’t even have to think about it. And […]