Welcome to Gears Magazine

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.

Current Issue

Cover Story -Team Transtar - THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PARTS -page 16

Torque Converter Tech - Can't See the Converter for the Trees -page 4 ** Do you have a nagging TCC Shudder? -page 12 ** Shudder Symptoms - not always the converter - page 32 **

Plus -  Express Transmission in Stockton, CA Making it Work -page 44 **From the CEO ** Membership Matters ** Powertrain Industry News and more!!

TCRA 13th Annual Seminar hosted by  Consolidate Vehicle Converters CVC -details begin on page 29

 

 

 

The March GEARS is Here! - Torque Converter tech and more!

 

TCRA holds their 13th annual seminar hosted by CVC Consolodated Vehicle Converters -details start on page 30**

In This issue...

TEAM TRANSTAR THE PEOPLE BEHIND 
THE PARTS

From their humble begginings to the undisputed leader in  technology in the transmission industry - 

Making it Work with Express Transmissions * Membership Matters** From the CEO ** Powertrain Industry News  

Top Stories


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.

A Flash From the Past, 4F50N Slips in 2nd or 3rd

by: Mike Souza

The vehicles involved are 2004-up Fords equipped with a 4F50N transaxle. the complaint is excessive slip in 2nd or 3rd gear: somtimes both.