Chevy Impala Automatic Transmission Bands & Clutches

The principle of automatic transmission operation differs from that of the manual one. In a nutshell, the automatic one uses a set of clutches that engage and disengage the necessary gearsets. That is in contrast to the manual, which has only one clutch providing a physical motion of gears and their shifting. The AT’s clutches are also known as frictions, as they use friction appearing among their discs. These components belong to the principal parts of the transmission, and the operation of the assembly is impossible without them working properly.

The production run of the Chevy Impala is pretty long, and the ATs employed by different generations of the model vary substantially in performance, dependability, and other parameters. However, all these automatic transmissions use broadly the same principles described above and experience similar problems resulting from wear of the frictions inside. Just like a manual transmission’s clutch disc, the AT’s banded clutches work under severe conditions resulting in their intensive deterioration. Although the service life of such components is considered long, the replacements will inevitably be necessary. Select the needed products from our Chevy Impala automatic transmission bands & clutches collection.