Nov. 1, 2021—The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) is hosting a free webinar for service technicians on Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Entitled “Subaru CVT Transmissions – What Makes a Subaru a Subaru,” the webinar will provide insight into CVT operation and diagnosis.
According to a press release, the webinar will discuss:
- Transmission types and applications
- Identification and nomenclature – TR580 and TR690
- Maintenance intervals – fluid application
- Ratio coverage and shift strategy
- Subaru Chain technology vs. belt technology
- Layout and power flow
- Differences between TR580 and TR690 transfer gears
- Forward/reverse clutch mechanism differences between TR580 and TR690
- Location of the control valve body in both the TR580 and TR690 CVT
- The difference in power flow between a TR580 and TR690
- Operation of the transfer clutch
- Location of the CVT automatic transmission sensors/switches
- Operation of solenoids, clutches and ratio change
- Failsafe states of each solenoid
