Automatic Transmissions - Taught By a Shop Teacher

This is Tuesday's lesson for my Level 3's in Mechanics.  I have a full unit of theory and a worksheet of questions for them to go through.  This is just "the gist" of how the work.  I tried not to go into too much detail.

If you know nothing about Automatics, let me know if you find this informative or enlightening.  Or awful.

You've been super-productive making these videos

I have to teach my students online; I want to make sure I'm earning my keep.  If I'm still being paid my full salary, I want to bust my ass and make sure I'm putting out.

Hope you find them entertaining or enlightening or informative.... 

Good thing you didn't start with this. I would have been expecting the turboencabulator.

I played the Chrysler version of the Turboencabulator to my Mechanics students just to share the humour.

The entire class just stood watching the video, scared to say anything. One kid dropped the class afterwards. They didn't get it at all....

SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) said:

I played the Chrysler version of the Turboencabulator to my Mechanics students just to share the humour.

The entire class just stood watching the video, scared to say anything. One kid dropped the class afterwards. They didn't get it at all....

I feel for you.  My company builds power plants and I go in to train operations and maintenance personnel.  Some things I say or demonstrate for purposes of humor are immediately understood by Boomers, GenX, and usually GenY.  Millennials though, will just look at me like I have three heads.

Hang on - making some changes....

SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) said:

I played the Chrysler version of the Turboencabulator to my Mechanics students just to share the humour.

The entire class just stood watching the video, scared to say anything. One kid dropped the class afterwards. They didn't get it at all....

It's a shame they didn't get the turbo encabulator, so much of that video is the type of dadaism found in Gen Z humour.

Updated.  Got some very good feedback from a viewer, so I went back and added a bit more.

I'm not sure this video is my proudest moment. There's some parts in there that I loved making, and other that I wish there was a better way.  It's a tough one to explain without losing the audience.  

At any rate, it's ready for Tuesday when the cherubs need it.

I've got three more videos to update for my Metal 8 students tomorrow...

This reminds me of the "1 to 2 minute demonstration" speech I had to give for my public speaking class...

Almost 9 minutes later about how to change your auto trans filter, I was done... 

PS- you're letting out all the magic smoke secrets!!!

PS - that's my intention, to build confidence in kids that they -can- do this.

 Let me sum it up for you...

( Haven't watched your vid yet, but the carb one was great. Looking forward to continuing my education!)

I look forward to your feedback; let me know what you think.

Carbs is for my Level 1 class.

Automatics is for my Level 3 class; it's a greater challenge.

Brilliant.  I'm an adequate wrench with lots of years of tinkering (burning time on GRM now when I should be out in the garage doing shocks, springs, and brakes) but I never had an automatic apart.  I knew the parts and what they theoretically did, but this vid put it together for me.  Thanks.

Maybe cut back on the canned fan excitement during the fan experiment? It's fairly loud and piercing.

Great video, thank you!