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Our best wishes to you all for a successful and happy new year. I know we’re all trying to overcome the challenges of supply chain shortages, inflation and the pandemic. But, every time we see January roll onto the calendar, we have the opportunity to take a fresh look at what we do and quite

Vote! TD’s 2022 Top Ten Products and Tools ballots are out now

At Transmission Digest we end the year with the forward-gazing Top 10 Product and Tool contests that have been a highlight for more than 20 years. It’s in your hands to select by ballot the winners of the Top 10 designation as the selections are made completely from voting by transmission repair subscribers as to the

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Manuals today: A specialty option

Manual gearboxes have become much less common in vehicles over the past few decades. The automatic shift transmission became popular—and later dominant—during the 1960s. And, as sure as thunder follows lightning, the business of repairing manual units has decreased steadily as there are fewer of them. Once considered more fuel efficient, manuals have, over time,

Manual transmissions: Sticking with history

There is more than one flavor of manual transmission, as technology has provided for more efficient and more driver-friendly shifting over the years. Common in older vehicles is the sliding-mesh gearbox. This one engages gears by moving the main shaft with gears that are located either to the left or to the right of the

Shop profile: The success story of ACE Transmission

“I don’t know of another shop that does nothing but transmission work that has 23 bays going,” says Marvin Gott, founder of Springfield, Missouri-based ACE Transmission. Add to Marvin’s description the fact that the bays are full, the lot is full of more vehicles and there’s a large ACE reman facility across town building units

Remanufacturing Is Surging

“Reman” has been around since the early days of automatic units, but the use of remans has exploded in the past 20 years.

Taking It Up A Notch

Few people have spent more time with torque converters than Joe Rivera of ProTorque Performance Products. Joe tells us he started working with transmissions at the age of 12. His father, Joe Sr., operated one of the earliest Lee Myles shops on Long Island. Last month, we discussed the profitability potential for transmission shops that

TeckPak’s Eunice Swenson Passes

It is with much sadness that we report the passing of Eunice Swenson, who, with her husband, Roger, operated Trans-A-Matic, the parent company of TeckPak/Fitzall. Eunice passed after a lingering illness on July 27. Eunice was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Swenson, Sr., who died in June 2015. She is survived by her

Performance Profiting

Going way back in history, it’s evident that when there are more than one or two of any transportation mode, the owners need to find out which is fastest. This has never more true than today when there are attractive profits to be made from serving a new generation of racers willing to pay to

Sticks: Narrow Demand – Potential Profit

Today’s demand for sticks breaks down into a small number of focused customer categories.

Proliferating Packages

All about transmission kits and how they relate to the transmission repair industry.

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Happy New Year, one and all!

As we continue to develop Transmission Digest products in the digital world, there not only are new features appearing but there are old favorites in new places. First and foremost, we are making Transmission Digest a more concentrated and easier read for you with a new approach to layout and graphics.