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Transmission failure rarely happens out of the blue - there’s a good chance a transmission will give you a good amount of warning before kicking the bucket. Here are some things you can watch out for, from Bird's Towing & Automotive Repair Inc in Wrightstown, NJ.

At Bird's Towing & Automotive Repair Inc in Wrightstown, routine maintenance and repair isn’t the only thing we do. For custom parts installation, you can also count on us. Common modification enthusiasts do is swapping to a short-throw shifter; but what actually is a short-throw shifter, and what does it do?

“Water pump” is a term you’ve most likely heard in conversations about vehicles. But what is it, what does it actually do, and how do you know if you need a new one? At Bird's Towing & Automotive Repair Inc in Wrightstown, we know the answers to these questions, and soon you will too.

At Bird's Towing & Automotive Repair Inc in Wrightstown, NJ, we like to offer a little insight from time to time. Here are some quick tips to unlocking the secret of keeping a transmission going strong.

Your radiator hoses are under a lot of pressure, in both the figurative and literal sense. From Bird's Towing & Automotive Repair Inc in Wrightstown, NJ, here’s what you need to know about the radiator hoses on your car, truck, or SUV.

For obvious reasons, air brakes are an essential part of your rig. They also add a level of complication to the braking system that a conventional vehicle doesn’t have. At Bird's Towing & Automotive Repair Inc in Wrightstown, our mechanics have the knowledge, equipment, and ability necessary to keep your air brakes in top shape.

Did you know that airbags weren't mandatory safety equipment in passenger vehicles until 1997? Now, you'll find them in well over 100 million cars and trucks on the road. Since their invention, airbags, along with the seat belt, have played a major role in reducing the number of injuries and deaths in traffic collisions.

At Bird's Towing & Automotive Repair Inc in Wrightstown, we know that in order to keep your car in good shape, it helps to know how it works. Here’s a quick rundown of a system that’s very important, but you take for granted until there’s a problem; your brakes. While there is a multitude of configurations and levels of complexity in automotive brake systems, they all essentially work the same way. Disregarding anti-lock brake systems and the like, this is how braking works in its simplest form.