These are challenging times. I started in the transmission business in 1980 as an installer after being in auto repair since 1968, working in gas stations, and have been the owner of...
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Automobile manufacturers are exploring every way possible to make vehicles more fuel-efficient. Powertrain management strategies are tailored with this in mind, while simultaneously...
This article is a bit of a teaser for the upcoming Powertrain Expo, coming this October in Las Vegas. We will demonstrate how to use various scopes (budget-friendly to pretty...
In this issue of Keep Those Trannys Rolling, we’ll take a look at a 2014 Infinity QX60 with a RE0F10E CVT transmission experiencing a never-ending transfer assembly leak.
This...
BC (before covid), I was in shops on almost a weekly basis. I always make a point to visit with not only the builders and diagnosticians, but also with the R&R specialists. The...
Recently I was at an AAMCO shop in Hialeah, Florida. My friend Roger asked me to stop by and have a look at a 2016 Honda Accord he was having trouble with. It had a 2.4L engine and a...
Up Your Business is an exclusive GEARS Magazine feature where I share stories, insights, and reflections about business and life.
Writers and speakers often use metaphors and analogies...
One of the coolest things about working in a transmission shop is that you’ll get to see, and hopefully, work on some pretty iconic rides from time to time. Such was the case...
During the 1960s and 70s, there was a radio program called Our Changing World, featuring Earl Nightingale, “The Dean of Personal Motivation.” He was on more than 900 radio stations...
Being raised in a small town of less than 1000 population myself, I was immediately intrigued by the story of Darcy and Donna Barilla, owners of DC Auto Care and Transmission...
My friend, Albert, moved from California to Idaho to seek a more manageable cost of living and employment opportunities. After a few years, he established himself as a plant manager...
