Over the past forty years, I’ve seen a lot of changes to our industry. In many cases, those changes left people saying, “What’s happening to this...
August - 2018
Exploring the purpose for the Service Fast Learn Adapts procedure.
By now, most builders in major metropolitan areas have developed a process for building the...
Most transmission shops are now starting to work on CVTs. At first, most techs were kind of scared of the new design transmission and thought it was...
In the previous article, we discussed the issues and operations related to the charging systems in common use today. Charging system problems may cause various...
Does your Torqshift fail immediately after a rebuild? Do you have multiple pump failures after working on Ford diesel transmissions? Do you find yourself...
Up Your Business is an exclusive GEARS Magazine feature in which I share stories, insights, and reflections about business and life.
Last month, I asked you to...
Get Your Kicks on Route 66!
When I was 9 years old, my family made the classic American pilgrimage to California via Route 66, the Mother Road. This amazing...
“My dad was a car salesman, so cars were in my blood,” says Jeff Walson, owner and operator of Champion Transmissions, Inc, in Thousand Oaks...
Luckily for you, Powertrain Expo is being held in Las Vegas, where the biggest problem you’ll encounter is not having enough time to experience all that this...





