Chrysler Transmission Assembly Line

[@patrafferty3512]

Many years ago, my buddy Mike (plant manager) took me on a tour. It's amazing to see how technology has changed production

[@Steve-bf2go]

My Chrysler Sebring has 265,000 miles on it and runs great! Best car I've ever owned! Super dependable! Transmission has never been apart or had the fluid or filter changed! Thank you Chrysler!

[@edwardfaris8516]

Chrysler sucks

[@TheSavage3.6]

@@edwardfaris8516 and you, swallow

[@chriss1837]

6:20 I love this engine and transmission

[@zjones9876]

You couldn't handle it

[@HeriKurnianingsih]

Neat to see all the special tools, fixtures, and measurement equipment. The workers look as focused as surgeons, not the typical view of union workers, though they know they are on camera. That is a monster transmission case, probably for a big truck w/ Cummins diesel engine. Premium price, so premium workmanship. For those who fuss about Chrysler transmissions, just avoid shops, especially quickie oil change places. Too many fill w/ cheap Dexron fluid which causes chatter and ruins the transmission. If your fluid is bright red and no burnt smell and no leaks just keep driving. 270K miles on our 2002 T&C minivan 3.8L w/ A604 AWD transmission and no problems except a cracked flex-plate at rear of engine (too much torque & bad Canadian steel).

[@robertshelton3796]

"Chrysler Transmission Assembly Line" I half expected to see people cutting gears with an angle grinder

[@scubafrost2007]

I have had the 8spd in my car now since 2013 and have 165k miles on it. Great gas mileage and great performance. Great job Chrysler for bringing zf on board.

[@DJR5280]

+steven thompson Really, 165k miles ?

[@scubafrost2007]

+DJR5280 yes sir. then I traded it in. the guy who bought it stay has no problems

[@DJR5280]

Nice.

[@houndogforever]

I didn't think the 8sp came out until 2015

[@indy47150]

TorqueFlite 845RE eight-speed came out in 2008

[@gordonclark7632]

Good to see something different in the production process.

[@bobbylee2853]

Assembly line worker at 4:22 is assembled very well!🥰

[@iSlandeRon]

Yep she's a babe and I love that hair style!

[@jackel440]

I used to operate that furnace in the beggining of this video 25 yrs ago.

[@sho942000]

Best transmission on the market. Absolutely love mine and my next vehicle will have the same transmission.

[@edwardfaris8516]

No ..they suck

[@drbichat5229]

6:15 nice piece of equipment

[@lar4305]

Yeah the chic is nice to,lol

[@Rajnoma]

I am so proud of these U.S. workers building cars! It's about time we saw manufacturing here in America!

[@TurkVladimir]

i Like The Way how intelligently They make it in the Chrysler factory. Thanks to Engineering Team.

[@Rajnoma]

Also-it;s so great to see so many women working at this plant! Great going, gals!

[@michaelwills1926]

@@Rajnoma women were building bombers back in the 40’s

[@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703]

Who built their transmissions 30 years ago? Because I have one with 329,458 miles on it and still going strong.

[@jackel440]

It was built in this same building.

[@whatroads4x4]

what car do u have

[@zacharykeller7243]

This is an endless money pit factory. Scotty Kilmer is the line manager.

[@RRaucina]

The jobs are not really in the plant. It's the thousands of small shops that build and maintain all this equipment. Fantastic!

[@MrLuisinho90]

Best automatic transmission I've ever owned. My Ram has 270K miles and still going strong. All it needs is new pan/filter and fluid every 100K.

[@djkjthe3rd185]

HOW?!?!

[@silent_insanity3631]

Nice factory I wish my assembly job was that lax lol probably pays decent too.

[@kolbpilot]

Where were the FIAT 500 5 speed transmissions (C510) made at ? At a dedicated Chrysler transmission plant ? At the Toluca, Mexico plant ? Shipped from Italy ?

[@65elcamino283]

American manufacturing 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mncarguy]

That sure is a lot of work for something that's going to self destruct in 100k miles..

[@Mebob2001]

mncarguy if it makes it that long... but auto transmissions will always wear out over time it just depends how long they last

[@robertestes4703]

That depends on how well the transmission is taken care of and how it is treated while in service.

[@TravisAndrew1]

+mncarguy ive seen 200k+ on them still going

[@MetroJet2000]

+mncarguy The A604 on my 1998 Plymouth Breeze had gone 172K and still worked when I sold that car.

[@gianorastelli119]

mncarguy .

[@sanjeev__kumar]

Super work

[@argishtigroup4490]

I have 2017 Chrysler Pacifica - 9 Speed Automatic . There no information about what type of transmission fluid you have to use and how to check the transmission fluid level . Please advise . Thank you

[@bobbylee2853]

argishti group All new ones have a sealed system, and lifetime fluid.

[@305searay]

Have they made a transmission yet that doesn't search for a gear or make a thud noise as it come to a stop.

[@cgeorge6786]

Talk about well built equipment check out 4:21

[@weedandwine]

Now now, that will get ya a trip to HR.

[@SuperWatson63]

6:23 also

[@robepley2709]

And 6:20

[@eksine]

Sexual harrasment

[@jdogmcnasty1980]

My trans just died on my '10 TC it has the 62TE. Internal seals are worn out causing pressure loss

[@metamorphicorder]

I help rebuild those. Did you get it fixed?

[@fjack1588]

Amazing, no mind numbing music or factory noise, how blessedly and strangely quiet. Surprised not more hand threading to before the machines drive the bolts. Hmm, Just got 100K on my Jeep Cherokee and needs a solenoid pack. Pretty standard failure I think.

[@JM-yx1lm]

You did see the bolt drivers spin in reverse before going forward right? Thats so the threads do not cross thread.

[@nolman38]

Good thing everyone looks happy

[@adolfhilter]

trust me, repetitive labor is always happy

[@eksine]

Carpal tunnel is happy

[@rickymason3762]

I build the Ford 10 speed transmissions and my job is the pick up the transmissions at the end of the line and pack them into the appropriate bins to be shipped out it's a lot of work when you do like 700 in shift.

[@Artificial_Dopamine]

You dont want it ill take the job..

[@jj-eo7bj]

@@Artificial_Dopamine you could not handle it end up quitting

[@Artificial_Dopamine]

@@jj-eo7bj bahajajajajajjaaj

[@stevezickefoose8563]

What transmission are they building

[@ryanthompson2893]

The torque flight 8, a German ZF design bought by Chrysler. Best trans out there at the moment.

[@Philobeddoe12]

I like the accessories at 4:35.

[@brianmartin5601]

Kokomo Indiana?

[@PacoOtis]

Whoa!! Where are modern times such as robots??

[@yellow-browncollectables5180]

wow, is transmission the second valuable part in the vehicle?

[@npsit1]

Well without it, the vehicle doesn't move.

[@hysteri5936]

Yes it is

[@boy18inva]

It's actually much more complicated then the engine.

[@TheBlacktom]

That's true for many parts, cannot everything be the most valuable.

[@TheQuagmireful1]

Doy Virginia very true!

[@RRaucina]

What a beautiful piece of mechanical engineering and machining. It's a miracle basic cars don't cost 50 grand.

[@1commett]

YES...You CAN Build...OUR Cars!!

[@sctslincoln]

Did they slow the line down,to make the Video? Watch some of the old footage from the 30s and 40s, go a lot faster than that

[@Me-yh4uc]

A Norseman They didn’t have automatic trans then.

[@JoseJimenez-bd8pv]

I'm pretty sure they running the line slow just for video purpose.May the real life is different and the company always want more production every day.That when they having some mistake in the line,and who pay,the customer

[@metamorphicorder]

I cant speak for chrysler, but i do rebuild these or one like it in a plant like this and its not really like that there. We do have production goals and there is a push to hit those gosls, but theres a speed at which you just kinda have to work. Places like this usually run 10 or 12 hr shifts with lots of people and its a process, we are rebuilding, which is different because we have to dissassemble and clean and inspect and sort parts too, probably a bit slower than just having piles of brand new parts to use. But they also have a bit more automation than we do. For instance when they were putting the oil pan in place, we would use a automatic hand tool to tighten each of the bolts and we would have to go in a spscific order so that the pan would torque correctly and not be warped preventing a good seal. They simply have it in a jig and their tool tightens all the fasteners at once. Much faster and more uniform. But the point is speed causes errors and errors are nearly always more expensive to fix than having gone slower and done it correctly the first time. A lot of stuff you saw in this video was functional tests or dimensional analysis of certain critical points this ensures that as a critical step is completed it was done correctly and that if not it can be fixed before it goes to the next part. They also have a stand at the end of the line where each completed transmission is filled with fluid and thoroughly function tested for performance and safety. Besides that at least where i work, the company buys one of its own transmissions out of every so many and put it in a tesf vehicle and then tests it like it stoll their lunch money and sad bad things about their mothers. They then take it out and tear it down to check how it wore during the test if it passed and if it failed they examine how it failed and figure out if it was parts quality or assembly that caused it. So theres a lot that goes into it. And while its a lot of work, i havent really felt like i have anyone breathing down my neck cracking the whip on me. In fact i got so fast at my current station the line supervisor told me to slow down and not make so many components. On my shift which not to brag but ive worked other shifts and ive seen the numbers, we work 12 hours and produce between 50ish snd 60ish units a day. Its really 11.5 hrs because of breaks, but that averages out to between 4 and just over 5 full teardown and full rebuilds per hour. Some days we build more some days we build less. Like yesterday i worked out of shift for the holiday shutdown and worked 10 hrs and made 21 units and the line made 34 completed units. Just over 3 an hour. It was really slow getting parts because we had a lot of cores that had already been rebuilt and had been rebuilt with a lot of chinesium that we are not allowed to reuse so we had to take those parts all the way off and order brand new parts from the onsite stores, or simply wait for a set of cores to come in with good non chinesium parts that pass inspection and use them. That also meant that i was getting hot parts right out of the washer and for my purposes hot parts dont build right, so i had to cool them down with compressed air before i could use them. So it was a slow day. No one was freaking out. The line super came by and i could tell he was looking for lollygaggers but we were all either working our stations or helping someone else. It was a nice slow day before break. This doesnt mean that no bad units ever get out or that some companies dont ride their emoloyees like stolen bicycles, but thats not been my experience.

[@mattrodgers4878]

I use to run the heat treat furnace in the first few seconds of the video. Hot as hell in the summer!!!

[@armaletalia3254]

What exactly is being heat treated? Can't quite make it out.

[@mattrodgers4878]

Those are the transfer gears that go under the figure 8 cover. The 42re, 42RLE, and 606 trans all used some version of those gears.

[@Sacapuntas69]

6:24 she dresses like that because all the higher ups walk by behind her. she is now in management.

[@compactc9]

Growing up we mostly had GM and Chrysler cars, the only car that ever really gave us transmission trouble was the fist car I remember, a 1981 Caprice classic with the 700R4. Transmission went twice and then we sold the car... My 2001 Durango I bought with 112,000 miles, and it had a damaged, leaking trans. pan that had been replaced by the dealer. I expected the Transmission to go out at around 200,000 miles, and it did, but I replaced it.

[@billrodgers5532]

Zed Eff Box?

[@adriananoelle4699]

Seeing women there is so attractive!

[@uhfnutbar1]

Dont hear anyone complaining when the camera on :)

[@barrywhitley2535]

Don't they test any of them?

[@kevinhodge1221]

This shows Americans can do quality work

[@jostrander71]

We have NASA, went to the moon, space shuttle, we do the best engineering.

[@MrRadgo]

German design, also Czech SW development, it's no so easy :)

[@thomastereszkiewicz2241]

Anyone know what year this was filmed?

[@jimmyhuesandthehouserocker1069]

I always dreamed of getting s job at a place like this, clean, modern, have a union, top pay and benefits. You've got to have luck of the lottery to get in, in a place like this

[@godsstreetsoldier22]

NOPE it's easy as f****** where I live. Most don't last long even with the great pay

[@besokochiashvili7740]

This is ZF transmission assemly line

[@felipeortiz2958]

Para el challengers estándar se fabrica en tremec Querétaro mx

[@KurzawaJakub]

Yes, looks like an 8HP transmission.

[@ordinaryguy6869]

Looks just like the BMW operation. :)

[@incubus_the_man]

Automotive factories are all pretty much the same regardless of brand, they use a lot of the same techniques and systems. Auto manufacturers even share technology and engineering, The Mazda B series pickup truck is the exact same truck as the Ford Ranger, The Infinity Q30 is built on the Mercedes-Benz A-Class platform and Mazda Demio is the exact vehicle as the Toyota iA. Not to mention that all of the world's automotive industry uses a lot of the same parts suppliers. So naturally, the way that they assemble the cars would be close to the same if not the same way.

[@houndogforever]

At 2:00 minutes he puts a vacuum in place to suck out any shavings produced from hammering that component in place. That's pretty cool planning on the assembly engineering team.

[@smithraymond09029]

Having worked in manufacturing all my adult life (25 years worth) I can't help but notice too many people for the task or perhaps not enough automation. Anyone else see this?

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

It looks ridiculously slow to me.

[@Sicktrickintuner]

smithraymond09029 Well if you rush, you will screw something up, and no one likes a $4000 paperweight

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

Sicktrickintuner At the rate they are going and with the number of people, it would be more like a $40,000 paperweight.

[@edwardpate6128]

Haste makes waste, I much prefer to see a little time and care taken with something as complex as the assembly of a transmission.

[@jdillard343434]

Yes definitely like the towers only one person does that on our line it's one person a station we have about 13 different stations and maybe 2 on 5 doing brakes

[@lekoman]

You can see the difference between Chrysler and Ford and GM (and certainly every European or Japanese manufacturer). Gleaming plant here, but still got two people doing the job one robot could do better and for a fraction of the expense. Ford and GM's plants may not all be as shiny, but that's because they've spent their money automating so they can get rid of their expensive union employees while improving build quality.

[@npsit1]

Robots pay out after a short time.. They don't require breaks, health insurance, or overtime pay. They don't go on strike and they do exactly what they're programmed to do every time - so long as they are functioning nominally.

[@gabbaba1234]

the massive up front costs of full automation isnt viable for the recently trouble manufacture. Also, automation is generally more expensive in long run applications, but the quality is impeccable. this is why you see bmw or audi embracing automation versus ford or gmc.

[@KevinSmith-qi5yn]

Chrysler is also moving to automation. Look at their Sterling Heights plant. Almost completely automated.

[@lekoman]

Industry never pays up front cost. A big three automaker has no trouble accessing a line of credit to fund big capital expenses like plant automation. You really only have to buy the robots and control systems once every 10-15 years, and then pay normal retooling expenses as your model line changes. Not that hard to finance that out if the cash isn't already on hand. The money you save not having to pay for a pension fund and pay two people $50/hr each to stand there and assemble as slowly as possible easily pays the credit card bill.

[@1835dueber]

robots don't buy cars

[@billysmith5721]

i worked on a production line at troy bilt u get a metal smell and tough skin if you dont wear protection

[@magyar29555]

Those carriage trays are full of oil! Leaking already?

[@drbichat5229]

You bet.

[@864Quavo]

Those trays are reused over and over again. Bad and good transmissions touch the same trays. Also the transmissions go through a oil station where they each get a amount of oil, then when they are tested in the testing machine it gets another amount of oil. It leaks due it not being sealed. As you can see at 7:16 is where shes sealing it with the jiffy tite wrench. Thats where the oil would drip from. I know because i work at ZF. And also the test bench can detect leakages in the transmissions

[@jdillard343434]

@@864Quavo I work at grey court one this just seems slow

[@864Quavo]

Josh Dillard I work at the one in gray court too . I work in final test so I see the test results, oily pallet treys and all.

[@bic235]

So this is how glass is made

[@keithexum7312]

The transmission Mercedes let them use was bullet proof. The NAG 1. 722.6 5 speed. Still driving with one. Heading to 200K miles!

[@armaletalia3254]

Yeah, I love mine, too!

[@tomtaylor7610]

Why does everyone I know that has a Chrysler have a transmission failure at 80.000 miles?

[@letswalkinthewoods1462]

Where will these people work when this plant closes? Who employs workers who stood on an assembly line all day? What skills will they bring forward?

[@andypetrovich2155]

The workers are trained to stand in one place and tighten bolts.

[@letswalkinthewoods1462]

@@andypetrovich2155 😀. Maybe you misunderstood the question..

[@RamonIvanAvila]

HELP HELP HELP PLEASE! my 62te tranny is having issues releasing 2nd and 5th gear...so it feels like im driving in 2nd gear all the time and im reving above 5000 while going 60 mph...i changed the input and output sensor and still the same..im changing the transmission range sensor today but if the problem consists, my mechanic suggested the drum to be replaced...could the drum be the issue? another mechanic said it's probably the valve body and another mechanic said it was internal issues and gave mre a 2100dls quote....who should i go with ? HELP HELP HELPHELPHELPHELPHELPHELPHELPHELPHELPHELPHELP!

[@luismape7993]

Lo que sale es la persona completa ..la transmision de asomado detras de todo y y colocar los tornillos 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jdillard343434]

I do the same thing we make most of the 8hp transmissions in grey court no wonder you guys are slow as Christmas

[@LSmiata]

Confused....Kokomo looks updated but in the 1st minute, the trans case it lifted by the output race, then someone has to check the tolerance with a bore gauge? What a WASTE of time/money

[@Tmax-ub5br]

I always wanted to know how a lemon was built.

[@reecenamina]

So this is where all the bad transmissions are born. I wonder if it’s common for some of the employees to drink and do drugs on the assembly line at Chrysler like it is at Ford and GM.

[@1835dueber]

do you sell drugs at ford and GM?

[@reginaldo0460]

Porque nas montadores Norte Americanas, os funcionários não utilizam uniformes?

[@jasonwulff8341]

I build transmission's for a living and i know all about the problems these things have. SMH that being said I wish i was a UAW worker who does this kinda of work making great money with benefits

[@Vfh........y]

They should install a dumpster at the end date of the assembly line....yooooooo

[@Loudlevin]

I said that to myself right before i read your comment lol

[@CatsMeowPaw]

So, why can't a worker on $2 an hour do the exact same job in Mexico?

[@jose73248]

CatsMeowPaw because the people in the US has to eat and pay the bills too.

[@Me-yh4uc]

If you ask a question like that then you don’t deserve an answer.

[@legnazenitram5435]

👍😆 MADE IN USA

[@lar4305]

The good old day when i used to be-able to rebuild the 904 and 727 trans in my sleep lol

[@carlosanzuelo6541]

I remember those days.

[@hemidesign]

Please Chrysler.. Add this trans to the SRT Viper!!!!

[@KevinSmith-qi5yn]

They heard your plea, and discontinued the Viper.

[@johnnycu]

German transmission licensed to FCA

[@adambryant2434]

I wonder how many of them blow up on the assembly line lol

[@Me-yh4uc]

Adam Bryant Half 😝

[@hotelworker812]

Working at that pace would put me to sleep.

[@metome1484]

What is this 3:27 ?

[@TheQuagmireful1]

koko caca it's all the clutches for the trans

[@864Quavo]

5:40 The assembly and dissassembly station. Where the transmission goes into the test bench to be tested. Worst station imo

[@stvncraig]

Had 2 Chryslers. The trans on both failed. That's 2 strikes. I refuse to strike out by buying a third. Sorry, Chrysler. Fix your decades old quality problems and maybe my Great great great grandson will buy one.

[@Anonymous-ji4sb]

I could never do their job... 1. I wouldn’t waste all that time just for something that’s gonna break after 80,000 miles. 2. I would not want to be responsible for somebody’s endless headache.

[@leafamania1]

Those auto jobs are $38 hr in Canada ... Unionized, benefits and good pension... I know I have one

[@TheSavage3.6]

the ZFs are better than anything Toyota could ever hope to produce..hell, they even use one in the supra. Cope harder spazoid

[@michaelabston]

Well I've got a friend, and he's got an uncle who knows a guy that had a brother who drove a 2003 Dodge. Well one day he was driving down the road and the truck just fell apart around him, he was left sitting on the bench seat in the middle of the road holding the steering wheel. You probably won't believe this, but the Cummins was still running. It was pretty funny until a semi ran him over, so if you don't want to die get a Ford.

[@GreyRockOne]

So you happen to have a friend, who happens to have an uncle, who happens to know a guy, that happens to have a brother who this happend to? wow, that's your problem right there. total BS

[@Rumblebee2144]

Fixed Or Repaired Daily- thats your FORD

[@christieturner5567]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@davidsi5376]

Kyle Holt. No the Driver Returns On Foot, FORD!

[@joea1433]

Low volume, high overhead, high labor costs .... How can this operation possibly break even let alone be profitable??!!

[@jostrander71]

30-40k per vehicle or more.

[@saganich74]

It’s a long way from Lordstown assembly

[@Wolveten]

The cycle time is excruciatingly slow.

[@rickymason3762]

Yeah that's unrealistic it's not that way real life

[@richardt6980]

those jobs 26 dollars a hour and woth every penny

[@rickymason3762]

Closer to 30 now but still worth every penny pay for it with your body especially as you get older

[@Artificial_Dopamine]

@@rickymason3762 pfft, come frame houses or commercial construction if you wanna feel " pay for it with your body". These guys are on BREAK compared to real labor jobs

[@microphonixvirtualstudio1634]

They actually pay people to build transmissions? It would be far, far less expensive to build transmissions by robot.

[@jostrander71]

Doubt you could build the entire thing by robot.

[@1835dueber]

maybe you could build them a few robots

[@silasatlas3835]

don't any one at that place wair work uniforms!

[@edwardpate6128]

You will never see that in a UAW plant, they are dead set against them from what I have seen in my career.

[@RRaucina]

This is not China or Japan. We are not yet robots

[@tensiontasi4331]

Honda Amcerica plant got uniforms and they are not robots,also Toyota America don't get uniforms,you are a racist

[@1835dueber]

learn how to spell "wear work uniforms"

[@bobjackson4287]

Ah Chrysler, were over 2/3 of those transmissions will be sent back for service or needing total replacement in under 50k miles. If it was not for Cummins Chrysler's truck line would of gone under two decades ago. The true AMC of our generation.

[@dewmontjerkins9886]

The 8spd. has been an excellent unit--- maybe head over to Chevy or Ford Mr. Sunshine...

[@bruceburns1672]

Very soon with electric cars these will be dinosaurs .

[@Me-yh4uc]

You’re moms a dinosaur

[@mxferro]

You know its not Japan..the pace is ridiculously slow...

[@zudemaster]

Very boring work. I dont know about this particular factory, but where i am it is pretty much the same, very similar assembly lines. If you are a assembler you are stuck on one particular job for months-years even. They never switch it up to break up the monotony. Thank God i work in the warehouse, i could not deal with that.

[@TheStevenRK]

+zudemaster I work in a transmission factory and we have a scheduled rotation after every break and lunch as well as every day. You never spend a full day doing the same exact thing.

[@rickjames3034]

+zudemaster It may be boring, but some people like that type of work.. its low stress, and structured... you dont have to concentrate too much and can zone out at times. its not a particularly dangerous part of the assembly line

[@jdillard343434]

Yes we rotate our 3 a shift as for boring that's what my last job was plus I can bid out in a year rework where they are paying close to 30 a hour for

[@YUSKHAN]

all these parts are made in Germany

[@aberdeendeltaforce]

This was so depressing, what kind of life is that? These people all look like they have given up, autonomous drones like most of the machinery.

[@marcosdeloeraloera1155]

no sirven esas transmisiónes

[@LG-kl3co]

The lack of any uniform clothing with Corporate identity says it all for me.

[@johnnybravo5044]

They just got out of bed before going to work.

[@mattmorris9133]

that women at 6:15 is beautiful 😚

[@MrGoldenwaffler]

where dreams are made

[@mxferro]

Ummm..was there even a gasket put on that pan before assembly??!! You know the companies CAN engineer these better so as to NOT leak...but they don't. Oh well..these will be made entirely in China in near future.

[@troublebrewing99]

Transmission assembly line for Electric vehicles doesn't exist because they don't have a transmission.

[@letswalkinthewoods1462]

😴 Yawn..... I'd go nuts...