I received a call from a lifelong member in the Jacksonville, FL area. The conversation revolved around the business, or lack thereof. He was making the same...
July - 2026
Engines and transmissions have typically shared the vehicle’s cooling system. Cooling systems on older vehicles were very simple; they had one mechanical...
In this issue of Fishing for the Facts, we examine a UA80E with a transmission overheating concern in a 2018 Toyota Camry (3.5L). As it turns out, the vehicle...
A bevel gear contact pattern is one of the quickest ways to see how a gearset is actually carrying load. It shows where the tooth flanks meet under a defined...
Diagnosing today’s modern automatic transmissions can be challenging, to say the least. We have gone from a simple two-speed transmission controlled by a...
This is a follow-up to my last article “Adaptive Precision: How ZF’s 8 Speed Refined the CVI Concept” Gears Magazine, May 2026.” It would be nice to...
Welcome, once again to Clash of the Classics. This month we’ll head back to 1940 to revisit two very cool pre-war machines that blended style, reliability...
Let me start with a question I’ve asked in shops all over the country: When something goes wrong in your business – a missed deadline, an upset...
The automotive industry is facing a workforce challenge that directly impacts transmission repair shops, dealerships, and independent service centers across...
In Chapter 3, we defined WINNING as the art of achieving absolute operational consistency while delivering unparalleled value. We established that progress is...
Running a transmission shop today isn’t for the faint of heart. Customers arrive having already diagnosed their own vehicles. Vendors shift pricing or...
I sit here taking a hard-earned break from packing the camper for our annual pilgrimage to the Indy 500, looking out at the road ahead and thinking about how...
When my husband, Tony, and I opened Croce’s Transmission Specialists in 1999, joining ATRA was one of the best decisions we made. As new shop owners, we knew...
At this year’s ATRA Powertrain Expo, one session promises to show shop owners exactly where business is slipping away — and how to stop it.
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