Tom Quirk Automotive

What is that clicking sound? Do you hear a funny clicking sound when you turn the wheels of your vehicle? It could be your car or truck's CV or Drive Axle, and it may be in need of repair. Safety is the number one priority for our customers here at Tom Quirk Automotive, a...

Maintaining Your Transmission is Key to Preventing Issues Prevention is better than cure. You've probably heard that said plenty of times. The phrase is most often used to talk about health and medicine, but it is just as valid to apply it to vehicles. It's great if your problem can be sorted wit...

Facing Transmission Issues? Your transmission suddenly isn’t shifting right. So what’s wrong with it? Do you need your transmission rebuilt? To find out what’s causing your transmission problem, one of our technicians here at Tom Quirk Automotive is go...

Riding the clutch will cost you $$$$ It is inevitable that the sun will rise and set each day - so too is the inevitability of clutch wear if you drive a vehicle with a manual transmission. Unlike the sun, however, you have a lot of control over how fast that wear occurs. Here’...

Protect Your Vehicle From Shifting Issues If your transmission isn’t shifting correctly, you’ll want to be careful about how you choose to proceed. The best thing to do is turn the vehicle off and have a professional take a look at it, but if that isn’t an option, there ...

Benefits of Auxiliary Transmission Coolers Auxiliary transmission coolers are one of many ways the aftermarket can improve the quality and durability of your vehicle. From Tom Quirk Automotive in Albuquerque, NM, here’s some information concerning auxiliary coolers, why you might nee...

Issues With Your 4WD? These days, many four-wheel-drive systems are electronically controlled - a button is pushed to engage four-wheel-drive, which activates a solenoid in the transfer case, shifting it into gear. What happens when yours stops working? Tom Quirk Autom...

What To Do About Transmission Leaks Leaky transmissions can be a pain. Not only do they make a mess on the underside of your car, and in your driveway, but the transmission fluid is expensive and inconvenient to deal with. At from Tom Quirk Automotive in Albuquerque, NM we want you ...

Transmissions - the key to better fuel economy There have been a lot of technological advancements, and breakthroughs in efficiency to make modern cars, trucks, and SUVs so much more fuel-efficient than their counterparts. While engine design certainly plays a huge role, automatic transmission...

Keeping Your Transmission In Top Shape? Transmissions are complex pieces of equipment. Systems and components rely heavily on one another, and everything needs to be in working order for proper function. When one thing fails, there’s a snowball effect, and malfunctions and damages...

Transmission Parts Rely On Each Other Once you have an idea of how the major components of your transmission operate, it’s time to bring them all together. In its most complex terms, a truck’s automatic transmission takes a lot to understand. However, at Tom Quirk Automoti...

What's My Transmission Made Of? Automatic transmissions aren’t well understood outside of specialists like our technicians here at Tom Quirk Automotive in Albuquerque, NM. While it would be impossible to teach you enough to make you a transmission expert in a quick ar...