Founded by Earl Johnson nearly four decades ago, Earl's Transmission Service is now owned and managed by Earl's protege, Mike Black.

Earl, a third generation auto mechanic, began his career in Chicago working for the Granatelli brothers, Vince, Joe and Andy (of STP fame), first in their "speed shop" and then for their Grancor Racing Team.

Tiring of the life of a nomad, Earl retired from the rigors of transcontinental travel and became the district manager for a national chain of transmission service shops, supervising all shops east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason-Dixon line.

After several years Earl recognized that he could provide a higher standard of service by focusing his knowledge and skills on a single repair facility, and narrowing the scope of service to the one area he knew best, the drive train. Earl's Transmission Service was born.

Since that time, Earl's Transmission Service has established a reputation with customers throughout the mid-West for exceptional service and expertise in transmission maintenance, repair and rebuilding.

Earl still drops in to lend a hand from time to time, and we still are in one single location, specializing in the one area we know best, the drive train.

Today, Earl's Transmission Service continues it's heritage of excellence in transmission service under the stewardship of owner Mike Black. With over 20 years of experience in transmission repair, Mike is a recognized expert in the industry.

Mike's commitment to excellence in transmission repair is demonstrated through his dedication to developing future transmission technicians. Mike serves on the advisory committees of the Kent Intermediate School District's Kent Skills Center and the joint venture of Ferris State University and Grand Rapids Community College, the Applied Technology Center. Mike is also an instructor for both programs.

Mike has leveraged his engineering know how, his creativity and experience to develop a number of patented transmission repair solutions and transmission specialty tools sold to transmission shops throughout the United States and Canada. (For more information, visit our sister company, Adapt-A-Case.com).

For all of your service needs on your

• Transfer Case
• Differential
• Clutch
• Axle
• Flywheel

For parts, contact Mike or Duane, our manager. You can use our contact form or telephone 616.452.9844 (toll free 800.417.4200).