“People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.” – Franklin D...
July - 2021
We recently had a Ford 6F35 with a lock-up malfunction code come into the shop. The torque converter clutch seemed to be working on the test drive, but the...
The blueprints of a dual-clutch transmission are 84 years old and go back to 1935. Unfortunately, the transmission never made it into production, but the idea...
A visual inspection alone is no substitute for a valid voltage drop test on a suspect engine ground. Ultimately, visual checks may waste more time and cause...
In most automatic transmissions, you can expect to find simple switch valves that control direction of fluid and regulator valves that control or vary the...
We’re all aware that the complexity of today’s vehicles is continuing to accelerate. The problems that we see today may look like the issues of yesterday...
Do you do a great job managing your people?
You do! It has been my experience that managers having outstanding technical knowledge and skill often mistakenly...
Up Your Business is an exclusive GEARS Magazine feature where I share stories, insights, and reflections about business and life.
The theme of this issue of...
My client in China once asked me, “What words come to mind when you think of China?”
I replied, “Culture, History, and Tradition.” Then I asked him...
Following up on last month’s Opportunity Zone discussion, my client ended up selling his home for 1.7 million in San Diego. I discovered that options are...
It’s fitting that the Shop Profile for July should be about a company named American Transmissions. After all, it is America’s 245th birthday! By the time...
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