Back when you opened your business, one of your first considerations was probably, “How am I going to get customers in the door?” It’s a reasonable thing...
April - 2019
If you’ve had to diagnose a Jatco CVT transmission by now, chances are you’ve seen the familiar stepper motor code, P1778.
The stepper motor is one of the...
In this issue of Keep Those Trannys Rolling, we’re going to take a look at a 2015 Ford Explorer with a “Transmission Not in Park” message displayed in...
In our last article about overdrive clutch failure on a 68RFE, we left off at surface damage where the valve body contacts the case. Your next step is to...
Like many of you, I’m far from a fan of most CVTs. I guess I’m just set in my ways but I often wonder if people really test drive CVT-equipped vehicles...
Winter has always been a boon for transmission shops. Burned up transmissions and broken cases from getting stuck in the snow are commonplace. Snowplows that...
Leave it to Honda to create a transmission that the world has never seen before. Ever since the H2 Hondamatic transmission was introduced in 1973, Honda...
Up Your Business is an exclusive GEARS Magazine feature in which I share stories, insights, and reflections about business and life.
Sometimes, there’s...
What causes people to stay with an employer? This has been studied for decades and it’s been proven again and again that their paycheck is important, but...
It’s been a busy week at your shop… very busy. So busy that you have more customer cars than usual in your lot. This in itself wouldn’t be a problem...
Imperial Auto and Truck Service Center has built a reputation not just on doing great work, but by exceeding their customers’ expectations. “I, personally...
