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As a student in 2004, I studied Brazilian economics in Brazil, Salvador da Bahia, while also experiencing one of the world’s most dynamic festivals...
Over the course of your automotive career, you’ll run into certain terms and abbreviations that might not make sense. I’m going to list for you the most...
We all know that it’s the shop owner’s job to keep customers and staff happy, the tools working, and the shop organized. A well-managed, clean shop is fun...
For many years, the front pump in all automatic transmissions has been in the front behind the front seal, which the engine drives via the torque converter...
With this year’s POWERTRAIN EXPO right around the corner, I can’t help thinking about teamwork. Every year, I marvel at how ATRA’s IBO and GEARS Magazine...
Today, as my motorcycle crested the hill above Camarillo, CA, a woman in the car next to me told me that I’d lost a saddlebag. Glancing down I could see it...
The most reliable source of good new employee referrals is recommendations from existing employees… that is, if they’re committed to helping the business...
I’ve visited hundreds of shops during my career, and not much has changed over the decades. Years ago, you could find shops filled with work while another...
The 6F35 was introduced in 2009 in the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner. The original torque converter for this transmission was a typical design with a single...
Leave it to Honda to create a transmission that the world has never seen before. Ever since the H2 Hondamatic transmission was introduced in 1973, Honda...
The most successful managers and technicians in the automotive industry are fully aware of the need for continued training, to prevent being blindsided by...
Hello and welcome once again to Clash of the Classics. This month our journey begins at the dawn of the 20th century, when a couple of unlikely friends got...
My newest seminar is Only One Thing Matters in the Marketing War – Winning. It’s a war for TOMA – Top Of Mind Awareness. Think of TOMA as instant...
Up Your Business is an exclusive GEARS Magazine feature where I share stories, insights, and reflections about business and life.
We’re all familiar with the...
While growing up, Lindsay Phillips thought working on cars was mainly a hobby for friends and family – not a career. She didn’t grow up in a garage...
Applying a proper load is critical to the success of certain electrical tests. Although some technicians routinely practice this technique, others are unaware...
Up Your Business is an exclusive GEARS Magazine feature where I share stories, insights, and reflections about business and life.
Writers and speakers often...
A deep recession might not happen in 2023. While the current equity and bond markets seem unpredictable, there are telling trends on where opportunity will...
Recent years have seen a rapid growth in automatic transmission use in European countries, but it took a long time to get there.
According to a 1997 article...
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