Up Your Business is an exclusive GEARS Magazine feature in which I share stories, insights, and reflections about real business and life challenges.
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Since the introduction of On-Board Diagnostics, Generation 2, or OBD-II, PCMs have done a pretty good job of monitoring oxygen sensors and setting diagnostic...
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...
One of the most popular TV shows of the mid-’60s was Gilligan’s Island. It was the epitome of a show that was so bad it was good. It told the story of...
Lately a substantial number of transmission shops have begun to expand into general repairs. But at Baker’s Transmission Service, LLC in Grand Junction...
My work with clients creates dramatic revenue growth by making some basic organizational changes. But change can also be implementing new marketing, using a...
First thing Monday morning the call comes in on a Ford F350 Lariat, 6.7 liter dually with all the bells and whistles. It blew the converter while plowing snow;...
In this issue of GEARS, we’re going to delve into the Ford 6R80 transmission and discuss some of the more recent and major changes that have taken...
In the April, 2016 issue of GEARS, we looked at Subaru Gen 2 and tore down the back half of the transmission, and removed valve body and the lower pan. In this...
Programming by the aftermarket using the J2534 standard is something that’s been with us for a while now. We’ve gone through numerous system updates and...
Were you in the armed services? Which branch? I was in the Army National Guard and the Army Reserves, six years total. I trained at Ft. Polk, Louisiana; Ft...
Imagine you wake up one morning to discover your shop is on an island… cut off from the rest of the world by an ocean. The only way to get there is by boat...
In the last issue of GEARS we looked at oxygen sensor testing, and it brought up some interesting questions about fuel trim. As a result, we’ll spend the...
When you travel in a rough neighborhood, the way you show or earn respect is an important ritual. As a young adult, I worked in a warehouse on the east side of...
Over the years I’ve developed a specific reputation with GEARS readers; you see my byline and you figure I’m going to be talking about tech. Not all that...
In this article, we’re going to look inside a Subaru 2nd generation CVT. We’ll inspect the front of the transmission, and look over the pump and its drive...
Many of you are seeing a lot of radiator issues in a variety of car makes and models. They’re common on Nissans and Mercedes vehicles.
But are you missing...
Introduced in the 2007 model year, the 6L80E (code JMBX) created challenges for rebuilders’ right out of the gate. Such as friction failures, cracked...
“No matter what your age, “Growing old takes no effort. It’s really easy to swim downstream.” (From the song, ReZoom The Boom.)
It takes absolutely no...
The 65RFE was introduced in 2012; it appears in the Dodge Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Dodge Ram 1500 with 4.7L and 5.7L engines. The 66RFE was available...
