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GEARS magazine is the premiere technical and management information source for the transmission rebuilder and powertrain industry. Gears magazine is loaded with information on transmission repair, transfer case repair, transmission and powertrain diagnosis, transmission parts manufacturers and distributors as well as service companies aimed at helping the transmission repair professional.

GEARS magazine is published by the Automatic Transmission Rebuiders Association (ATRA) and is shipped free to over 18,000 transmission repair professionals nine times per year. With over 2100 members worldwide, ATRA is the oldest and largest non-profit trade association serving the transmission rebuild industry.

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 Inside the Latest Exciting Issue ~

Excellent Tech and Management Articles
 
Tech: Fun with Transmissions: The Aisin Warner 6-Speed, Keep Those Tranny's Rolling: Quattro and 4Motion, The RE5R05A: A Deeper Look, The Magna Powertrain Transfer Case, A Closer Look at VW's 09G, Doctor Doctor: Understanding the Dodge Family of CVT Units, Street Smart: U660E
 
Management: What's Working: Now We Have the Proof!

 

The August GEARS is Online! - ATRA's Powertrain Expo is coming to San Antonio, Texas ~ September 9th - 12th

 

 In This issue...

Top Stories


Introducing the 6-Speed 6F35 Transmission

by: David Skora

Starting in 2009, Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner, and Mazda

Tribute will be equipped with a new 6F35 6-speed transaxle. Externally it looks like a cross between a CD4E and an AF21B. Internally it looks like a little Allison LCT 1000 with three sets of planets and five sets of clutches ...

 

6T70/6T75: The Future is Now, Part 4

by: Steve Garrett

When we left off the last time we were discussing the transaxles' output components and how to diagnose them.