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It may be a term you’ve heard before. “Drivetrain” often gets mistakenly interchanged with “powertrain” which is actually a slightly more encompassing automotive term that includes the engine along with the drivetrain. In a nutshell, the drivetrain consists of the transmission, the driveshaft,…
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When Sharon and Rick brought their car into Ralph’s Transmission for transmission repairs, they figured they were in for a pretty standard automotive shop experience. After the personal service and quality work provided by the team at Ralph’s, they couldn’t help…
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When owners, Mario & Maria Jauregui, took over Ralph’s Transmission in Downtown Modesto last year, they had grand visions. A full renovation of the shop and office to have everything fully modernized. A bold and aggressive marketing campaign to bring more customers into the…
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At Ralph’s Transmission, our number one priority is to take care of our customers. We want people to feel good when they walk through our doors and first meet Mario, Maria or Yvette. We want them to feel good when they…
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When Mario & Maria Jauregui took over Ralph’s Transmission in 2015, they wanted to continue the traditional spirit of this great local shop that’s been an integral part of the Modesto community since 1969. At the same time, they knew many aspects of service needed to…
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At Ralph’s Transmission, your transmission shop in Modesto, we believe in doing whatever it takes to help our customers. Nobody ever expect for their car to break down from a transmission failure, but when it does we’ll be here to help.…
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Transmission Digest is one of the transmission industry’s leading publications. They just released their May 2016 issue and it features a 3-page article about Ralph’s Transmission as one of the lead stories. “I was so honored when the editor called me and asked…
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Transmissions are complex systems that are absolutely vital to the health and performance of your car. Certain maintenance tasks like flushing transmission fluids, replacing filters or changing worn seals can be done on your own if you have the right…
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At Ralph’s Transmission, your transmission shop in Modesto, we specialize in all types of transmission repairs and services. However, what truly sets us apart are our transmission rebuilds. When major service is required, we dismantle, diagnose, repair, replace parts and handle…
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At Ralph’s Transmission, we get asked for other automotive requests all the time. Can you change my oil? Can you replace my radiator? Can you bleed the brakes? Respectfully, we always have to decline any request not related to the transmission of…
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