James “Jimmy” Arledge passed away on June 6th. He was 79 yrs. old. He joined Superior in 1995, as a technical hotline and R&D specialist working at Superior Transmission Parts, Inc. for almost 3 decades while he invented and developed many of the kits and fixes the company markets.
“Jimmy would do anything for you, albeit fussing the whole time. Jimmy worked hard all his life and was a man with integrity,” Bob White, vice president of marketing, Superior said. “Everyone who’s met him will be forever grateful to have known a man with such devotion and generosity, to his friends and his industry.”
White recalled that Arledge’s first invention was the AXOD/AXOD-E/AX4S Lube in 1996. His famous K0102 / K0185 with the “Jimmy” Tool was a great aid in helping not to have to pull a unit if the band slipped off the seat on a AOD-E / 4R70 type unit.
“For the past 15 years, Arledge was the main contact on the Superior / Fairbanks Tech Hotline. He loved to help anyone who called even if it didn’t involve one of our products he would step in to help and make sure the tech understood what he was doing and why. He will be truly missed,” said White.
