Automotive News & Information - Wayne & Sons Automotive Repair, LLC

While diesel trucks are some of the best vehicles on the road today, sometimes maintaining a fleet of them can become overwhelming. Let Wayne & Sons Automotive Repair in Santa Rosa put your mind at ease, with our fleet maintenance programs for diesel fleet vehicles.

At Wayne & Sons Automotive Repair in Santa Rosa, CA, our mechanics have diagnosed and repaired every transmission problem in the book. We’d like to pass some of our knowledge along to you, in order to help you understand your transmission a little better. Here, we discuss the synchronizers in your manual transmission, and how to know if one of yours is faulty.

If you’ve ever been behind the wheel of a commercial truck, you already know that driving in reverse isn’t easy. At Wayne & Sons Automotive Repair in Santa Rosa, most of the damage we see is a result of an accident which occurred in reverse.

Sometimes your car, truck, or SUV stops performing quite like it used to. At Wayne & Sons Automotive Repair in Santa Rosa, we can fix that. A simple but common issue on vehicles equipped with a manual transmission is shifter bushing issues. Your shifter has a bushing on the end of it, where it connects to the actual transmission. Its purpose is to provide tight, smooth shifting.

In the old days, when your headlight burned out you just replaced the entire thing with a new glass bulb. Modern headlights are plastic assemblies, with a bulb inserted through the back. What this means, is that the plastic lens that light shines through never gets replaced, and eventually will begin to oxidize and deteriorate due to time, weather, and heat from your bulb. Today you will learn when it’s time to fix or replace your headlight assemblies, what options you have in doing so, and what the benefits are.

Losing a belt on the road can turn a small problem into a big one instantly. At Wayne & Sons Automotive Repair in Santa Rosa, we know efficient and cost-effective operation begins with preventative maintenance.

Whether you drive a Ram, Chevy, or Ford diesel pickup, our expert technicians have the know-how you need - from trivia to engine rebuilds, we’ve got you covered.

Performance chip installation is one of the perks of diesel truck ownership. At Wayne & Sons Automotive Repair in Santa Rosa, CA, our mechanics can professionally tune and install a chip for any application, whether you drive a Cummins, Powerstroke, Duramax, or otherwise.