When you teach a seminar every year in the same city, you get to meet some interesting people, and some of them become friends, like John Bozzi (figure 1) of...
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When a later-than-usual model arrives at your shop, the first thing you think of is, are there any updates we should be aware of? You check for parts and...
While working on later model Nissan vehicles equipped with the RE0F10D CVT (figure 1), you’ll notice they’re using a much heavier push belt compared to the...
There’s always a bit of mystery the first time you work on a Jatco CVT about how to take the pulleys apart. Everyone’s heard about the very strong spring...
Jatco has been making CVTs since the early 1990s. The list of makes and models throughout the world that use a Jatco CVT would take up at least four magazine...
Back when the first quick lube facility started showing up, my first thought was that this is going to affect our business. Customers will go these shops to...
Mercedes Benz technology is usually a little ahead of its time, so, when I heard Mercedes was using a new direct shift gearbox, I thought, “well it’s about...
I was doing some research at a local shop one day while they were working on a late model Toyota Camry equipped with a 2.5L, 4-cylinder engine and a U760E...
A bolt just 2mm too long created a problem that nearly cost a customer the price of a new 6L80 transmission.
When a vehicle comes into your shop right after...
With the holidays just around the corner, it’d be nice to have all the tools you want. But it’s more cost effective and efficient to make sure you have the...