The present invention provides inspection of a transmission with higher
precision and in a shorter period of time. Before a finished A/T is
inspected, a V/B ASSY and an ECU are inspected together by a V/B tester
in a subsidiary line. A solenoid current command value (a characteristic
value inherent in the A/T) for a linear solenoid of the V/B ASSY is
corrected and written into the ECU through CAN communication. Spring load
of a return spring SP and stroke of the piston of a hydraulic servo for a
frictional engagement element are measured. Actually measured values or
corrected values of the spring load and the stroke are stored. In the
final inspection of the A/T a finished-product tester reads the stored
characteristic values and transmits them to the ECU integrated with the
A/T through CAN communication. The characteristic values are then written
into the ECU. The finished-product tester inspects the finished A/T
product, using the characteristic values thus written into the ECU.