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

The 2010 GEARS Indsutry Buyer's Guide and Directory!

Find the suppliers and their products and services in the all inclusive directory

websites, address, and information by categories - If you need information on an industry supplier; you'll find it here in the 2010 GEARS Buyer's Guide and Directory.

 

Happy New Year! From GEARS Magazine

 

2010 Buyer's Guide is here -click on currnet issue* download entire directory to your desktop for use all year long! **

In This issue...

The Howard Family: Where Attitude is More than Just Good Business

A heart-warming story on the true meaning of a FAMILY business - page 20

 

New Problems Facing the VW 09G * GM ID charts* Servicing Hybrid Transmissions*

  

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.