The Magna Powertrain model 3010 (MP 3010) transfer case (figure 1) has been the heart of GM’s four-wheel drive truck line since it was introduced in 2011 to...
May - 2017
Coolant contamination has become a lot harder to identify on many of today’s transmissions. You may have to do more than just look at the fluid to find it...
Up Your Business is an exclusive GEARS Magazine feature in which I share stories, insights, and reflections about real business and life challenges.
Have you...
When trying to sell their businesses, one of the first questions all business owners ask is, “What’s my business worth?”
Knowing your business’s street...
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Have you ever replaced a major component, such as a cylinder head or an engine, and then, after you thought your repair was complete, the vehicle wouldn’t...
Calling this a certification program might be selling ourselves short, because it’s much more than that. The ATRA certification program is actually a...
60 years ago, a mechanic’s shop would have done everything from changing headlights to engine and transmission rebuilds. But it wasn’t all that long before...
The 845RE started life as a ZF8HP45, designed by ZF in Germany. Chrysler bought the license for the design and began building the 845RE at its Kokomo, Indiana...
You know that hotel chain? The one that ends their ads with, “We’ll leave the light on for you”? I started thinking about that this week while the Torque...
Sometimes life throws you a curve… and those curves get even tougher to hit when the last time you faced this pitcher was so long ago you have a hard time...
We’re more than just rebuilders,” says Ron Shaw, owner of A-Affordable Transmission Centers, with two shops in the Denver, Colorado area. “We understand...
