The 68RFE came out in 2007 and typically came behind the large gas V-8’s and the large diesel engine applications and have been modified with aftermarket...
The transmission repair industry sure has a way of keeping its technicians humble. Sometimes, the fix to certain problems can seem to be so obvious until the...
The Harsh 2-1 Down Shift With Lexus… It’s The ECM
Over the last two years I’ve been keeping track of this harsh 2-1 downshift complaint on Lexus...
In modern automotive technology, the torque converter is a pivotal component of automatic transmissions. For transmission technicians, mastering the design and...
For more than 50 years, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has been in charge of making sure the vehicles you repair meet all the federal emissions and...
It’s no surprise that transmissions will sometimes become “the fuse” when a customer modifies or tunes an engine. The ever so popular General Motors LS...
A customer has brought a vehicle to you with a shudder at speed. The customer describes it as “a feeling like driving on the rumble strip.” Most...
The scan tool interface on today’s vehicles has been around for a long time. In 1978, manufacturers started to roll out a new on-board diagnostic system...
Decades ago, when I started in this profession, electricity was one of those areas that most shops, technicians and even engineers, avoided when at all...
One thing about this industry is that change is a constant thing. In the ATRA seminars over the last few years, we have included detailed information regarding...
Those of you who attend seminars and classes that I have taught through the years have heard me “preach” about how important it is to look for issues...
Computer control systems can be simplified down to inputs providing information for a control module to command outputs — input, process, and output. Of...
So much of what you work on today is challenging, to say the least. Many shops lament, regarding the days when life and the transmission business were much...
For decades installing updated calibrations for vehicle issues has become a way of life in the automotive industry. The latest stats found that 46% of all...
Ten-speed transmissions have been with us for a half-decade now, and they are coming into transmission shops around the world. With these units coming out of...
Under normal circumstances, this article would have been an industry profile about Precision International. Instead, the good folks at Precision asked us to...
It started out as a simple exercise. Dennis Madden, then CEO of ATRA, walked around the office with a ruler. He asked every employee to tell him what the...
The name “Allison” immediately conjures up a picture in the mind of the consumer of transmissions that exemplify quality, durability, and longevity...
