In this issue, we’re going to look at Ford’s Hill Descent Control system, found on the new 2017 Ford F150 SVT Raptor. Ford has been using Hill Descent...
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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In the last issue of GEARS, we examined how to diagnose a single module that wouldn’t communicate. We covered the three requirements for a module to operate:...
Many years ago I took an electrical course at ATRA. One of the things they instilled in us was the importance of “checking the grounds.” Of course, that...
At this year’s Powertrain Expo, I’m presenting a workshop entitled Pea Soup: The Cure for Entrepreneurial Split Personality Disorder. I’ve compiled some...
You deserve more revenue. Because you do great work. You help your customers a great deal. They’re very happy. That’s why they’ve been coming to you for...
There’s an old railroad folk song I’ve always enjoyed about the competition between John Henry — “a steel driving man” — and a steam drill. John...
Up Your Business is an exclusive GEARS Magazine feature in which I share stories, insights, and reflections about real business and life challenges.
At this...
Tomorrow.
Annie was happy to let us know how much she loved tomorrow in song, and it seems a lot of people agree with her. Maybe that’s why so many people...
Last month, all manner of broadcast communication — TV, radio, and internet — was interrupted to present the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro...
We’ve often talked to shop owners who got their start in the automatic transmission business 10, 20, 30, and even more years ago. And we’ve spoken with a...
One of the more interesting aspects of rebuilding an automatic transmission is that its success or failure often rests on the final step: the installation. It...
In the June 2016 issue of GEARS, we looked at some of the updates to the 6R80 transmission. We covered why the one-way clutch was added and some of the...
You arrive at work before your coworkers and you don’t have a key to the shop. You aren’t the one in charge; you aren’t even on the clock yet. It’ll be...
A few weeks ago, I was in Las Vegas for the 2016 Expo. It was a wonderful experience and, even after all these years in the transmission repair business, I can...
Thursday
For the folks attending the technical seminars, it was a busy event, with nearly 24 hours of technical training packed into a four-day extravaganza...
When you’re playing a sport, sometimes it’s necessary to go back to basics to achieve your best performance. This applies to other things in our life as...
Up Your Business is an exclusive GEARS Magazine feature in which I share stories, insights, and reflections about real business and life challenges.
In over 20...
This past October, ATRA was in Las Vegas for the 2016 Powertrain Expo. This year, ATRA presented a series of seminars titled Transmissions 101. The Saturday...
It was o’dark hundred at the Paris Hotel and Casino, Thursday morning, October 27, 2016, as some 60, bleary-eyed golfers made their way to the bus for...
