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VOLUME 30, NO. 6 FEBRUARY 2011
The Automotive Powertrain Industry Journal
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D I G E S T
AX4N (4F50N) • Ford eCVT • NVG 244
1 Automatic Drive º P.O. Box 440 º Bellows Falls, vT 05101-0440 USA º 800-843-2600 º 802-463-9722 º F: 802-463-4059 º www.sonnax.com
©2011 Sonnax Industries, Inc.
12 Sonnax Solutions for ZF6HP19/26/32
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!
PROBLEM SOLUTION Tool Required Part Number
º Excessive TCC slip, RPM & related codes

1. Oversized Converter Release

F-95740-TL5

95740-05K
º Harsh lockup apply & release Regulator Valve Kit
& VB-FIX
º Low converter pressure

2. Oversized Lubrication Control Valve Kit

F-95740-TL11

95740-11K
º Lube failure

& VB-FIX
º Converter overheat

3. Oversized Bypass Clutch Control Valve Kit
F-95740-TL13

95740-13K
º Low TCC release pressure

& VB-FIX
º Harsh or erratic line pressure

4. Pressure Regulator Sleeve

95740-03

º Broken parts



º Delayed or no reverse

5. Oversized Pressure Regulator Valve Kit
F-95740-TL

95740-01K

º Poor shift quality

& VB-FIX

º Gear ratio or solenoid codes
6. Oversized Solenoid Pressure

F-95740-TL17

95740-17K

º Wrong gear starts

Regulator Valve Kit

& VB-FIX

º Flare upshifts or downshift bind-ups

7. Oversized Clutch D1 or E Control Valve Kit


F-95740-TL8

95740-08K
º Excessive clutch overlap & clutch distress

(2 Locations)

& VB-FIX

º Pressure control out of range codes

8. Oversized Clutch A Control Valve Kit
F-95740-TL8

95740-09K

& VB-FIX
º Delayed/harsh forward engagement

9. Clutch A Control Boost Valve & Sleeve Kit
95740-21K
º Flare/neutral on 5-4 downshift

º F|rm up/downsh|ft and/or engagement 10. Valve Body Accumulator

95740-15K
º Erratic EDS solenoid control Piston & Spring Kit

6 sets
º Soft/inconsistent shift feel
11. O-Ringed End Plug Kit 6 large & 6 small plugs 95740-19K
12. O-Ringed Internal End Plug Kit 4 plugs 95740-25K
* Note: The solutions shown
here also fit Ford 6R60.
10.
Upper
valve Body
7.
6.
1.
2.
Lower
valve Body
7.
11.
12.
8.
9.
5.
4.
3.
Installed in
Several Locations
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VOLUME 30, NO. 6 FEBRUARY 2011
D I G E S T
News & Previews
From the Publisher .............2
The Top 10 Tools &
Products Winners ............34
Showpower Exhibitors.......47
Information Source ......48-49
Powertrain Products....56-57
Industry News
Highlights ........................58
Marketplace................59-64
Index to Advertisers..........64
Right the First Time
Jason Johnson, owner of A Extreme
Transmission in Tallapoosa, Ga., prides
himself on making sure that no vehicle
returns to his shop for the same
problem.
Page 4
Technical
Technically Speaking
®
: . . .10
Obtaining Honda/Acura
diagnostic service codes
TASC Force Tips . . . . . . .20
What is metal fatigue and how can it
be prevented?
Tech to Tech . . . . . . . . . .24
Some online sources of repair
information
Shift Pointers . . . . . . . . .27
Safety precautions for service
or removal of Ford’s eCVT
hybrid transaxle
Torque Converter
Tech Tips . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Correcting and preventing sta-
tor problems
Up to Standards . . . . . . .40
NV 244 Transfer Case:
Operation and diagnosis
R&R Tech . . . . . . . . . . . .45
A valve installed incorrectly causes a
harsh 1-2 shift in a Ford 4F50N.
Business
It’s Your Business . . . . . .30
Are you getting paid for the
time you spend diagnosing
problems?
On The Cover
Showpower Indianapolis
Showpower is all about honing the
skills and abilities that each of us
already possess to make our work
more rewarding and profitable.
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February 2011 1
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Tech Tips
Sonnax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
2 Transmission Digest
From the
Publisher
By Bobby Mace
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howpower is looking to, once
more, be the top transmis-
sion-aftermarket tech-
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opportunity
of the year. The
event will take
place March 17-19 in
Indianapolis.
Headquarters hotel and seminar
host is the Westin Indianapolis.
The Exhibit hall is across the sky-
walk in the Indiana Convention
Center.
There’s a lot happening at the
show, including an arranged visit
to the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway track and the Indy 500
museum. In this issue you’ll find
coverage of the Showpower
schedule of events begin-
ning on page 14.
A pull-out
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T
he Torque Converter
Rebuilders Association
(TCRA) has announced
plans for its 2011 seminars
and conference to be held May
13-14. The two-day conference
will take place this year in
Chicago at the Renaissance
Chicago O’Hare Suites.
According to Jeff Stuck, TCRA
president, BorgWarner will host a
tour of its converter-manufactur-
ing facility on Friday, May 13.
And, although Friday the 13th
has an ominous reputation, Stuck
says converter re-
builders should con-
sider themselves lucky
to have this exclusive inside look
at one of the industry’s largest
OE friction-material suppliers.
On the 14th, the group plans a
full day of converter and convert-
er-related seminars at the
Renaissance. Stuck says the full
schedule of speakers and topics
will be available soon and will be
posted immediately thereafter on
the organization’s Web site:
www.tcraonline.com.
Conference Set
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ur congratulations to John Senger,
WIT, and his wife on the arrival of
twins, Robert and Sarah. Apparently
John has prepared a wardrobe for
these two to work the WIT booth at the
next industry seminar.
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4 Transmission Digest
W
hether he’s rebuilding a
transmission or perform-
ing other repair services,
Jason Johnson says he goes to great
lengths to make sure the job is
done right the first time.
“I do not cut corners, and I use
only the best parts that are avail-
able,” said the owner of A Extreme
Transmission in Tallapoosa, Ga. “I
am confident that when a job
leaves my shop it will not return
for the same problem. I
pride myself on repeat
customers, but not on the
same job.”
Jason opened his shop
in February 2005 after 15
years of working for two
different transmission-re-
pair franchises. “I started
working at a shop in 1990
right out of high school. I
was doing R&R work and
diagnostics. Then after
five years of watching
and teaching myself I
began building the units.
I also did side jobs in my
garage until I built another shop in
2004.”
In February 2005 the shop
where he was working closed,
“and it was time to go full time at
my own shop.”
Tallapoosa is about 50 miles
west of Atlanta, just east of the
Alabama-Georgia border.
Customers come from as far as 75
miles away. The shop’s reputation
The 2,400-square-foot shop has three lifts and
has a storage and parts area upstairs. The Z06
Corvette in the background is one of Jason’s
recently acquired “toys.”
Jason with his wife, Allison, and
sons C.J. and Tucker. The boys are
learning the business.
A Extreme Transmission in Tallapoosa, Ga.,
where about five inches of snow fell on Christmas
Day. The area’s last snowfall on that date had been
about 125 years ago, shop owner Jason Johnson said.
Right
the First Time
Right
the First Time
continues page 6
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6 Transmission Digest
for quality work and the fact that
he works on all vehicle makes and
models are key factors in attracting
customers from beyond the local
area, Jason said.
Since knowledge is critical to
success, he devotes much time and
effort to keeping up with changing
vehicle technology. “I enjoy learn-
ing all I can about new cars, trucks,
and foreign and specialty cars. I go
to as many seminars as I can to
make sure that I am up to date
with new fixes and new products.”
Among the unusual cars he’s
worked on is a Kelmark GT that
was in the shop recently to have
the transmission and differential
rebuilt. The fiberglass-bodied rear-
engine kit car, modeled after a
Ferrari, has a naturally aspirated
502-cubic-inch big-block engine
with a GM 425 transmission.
Jason draws on numerous
sources of technical assistance, in-
cluding seminar books and bul-
letins, online repair-in-
formation services, and
both OE and aftermar-
ket repair manuals.
“I find it interesting
that other shops call me
for technical assistance,”
he said. There are two
other transmission
shops and five general-
repair shops within 10
miles of his business. “I
also love a good chal-
lenge with a problem
that no other shop can
solve.”
Jason said he sees a
lot of rear-wheel-drive
transmissions such as
the Chrysler 48RE, Ford 4R100 and
GM 4L60-E used in trucks.
“Each transmission that I build
is custom tuned for the customer’s
needs and desires,” he said. “I get
exactly what the customer’s needs
and wants are, and I build that
transmission to suit them, whatev-
er they would want. If they like a
regular stock shift, I do some im-
provements in the unit – like some
of the valves in the valve body that
wear out, just to keep them from
having problems in the future –
but leave the shifts more or less
stock. And if they’re planning on
pulling loads and things like that,
I’ll hang a heavy-duty cooler on it,
maybe put some extra clutches or
extra-wide band. Some of these 48
Dodges, they’ve got accumulator
and servo pistons that you can
change, and I use that old hard-
wrap Hemi band in the perform-
ance Dodges that I do.”
Diesel performance work, in-
cluding engine work and perform-
ance upgrades, accounts for about
20% of his business, Jason said.
“Whenever someone’s got diesel
problems, I usually get a lot of the
stock repairs too, because you’ve
got to know them pretty well to do
the performance stuff, so you can
make them run stock pretty easi-
ly.”
Jason has two high-performance
diesel-powered “toys” of his own,
a Ford Excursion and a Dodge
Ram pickup. “I’m probably run-
ning 450 horsepower on the
ground with the Dodge, which is
kind of mediocre in the diesel per-
formance world. They’ve got those
things running 800-900 horsepow-
er on the ground.”
The Excursion puts about 375-
400 horsepower to the rear wheels
“and it’s just the ‘family-mobile,’
but it can get out of the way when
it needs to.”
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Jason is replacing a hub/bearing assembly on a
Dodge 1-ton pickup.
Robert “Bob” Kennedy is a part-time
technician at the shop.
Jason’s Dodge Ram diesel pickup.
This Kelmark GT was in the shop recently for transmis-
sion and differential work.
AAA Transmission owner Don Stone says, “I trust the GPX Friction
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Not only does it run cooler, but it works identical to the OE
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“Facts on Quality”
10 Transmission Digest
The
Secret
Code
W
hen an electrical failure
or some type of system
failure occurs, prompt-
ing the computer to initiate a pro-
grammed failsafe condition for the
transmission, it is essential for the
technician to have the ability to
obtain the diagnostic service code
that accompanies the failsafe con-
dition. Not having the ability to
obtain this code or codes in
essence causes the technician to be
blind.
Where does one begin diagnos-
matic transmissions. The D or D5
lamp will be blinking, indicating a
code or codes are present, yet
when the PCM is scanned for
codes none are found.
Fortunately, Acura and Honda
vehicles allow the technician to
put the PCM into the Service
Check Signal (SCS) mode by
grounding terminal 1 or 9 in the
OBD-II data-link connector (DLC).
By doing so, the technician can
flash out the “secret codes” lurk-
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•Subject:
Obtaining diagnostic service codes
•Unit:
Five-speeds
•Vehicle Applications:
Honda/Acura
•Author:
Wayne Colonna, ATSG
Transmission Digest
Technical Editor
•Essential Reading:
Rebuilder
Shop Owner
Center Manager
Diagnostician
R & R
Technically Speaking
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Ground pin 1 or 9 in the DLC to put the PCM into SCS
mode to retrieve flash codes through the D/D5 lamp.
ing a problem with no idea where
to start looking? Dropping the pan
(if there is one to drop) to do a vi-
sual of the mechanical condition as
well as a cursory overview of all
related wiring is at best a begin-
ning. But to know that one or more
codes are stored yet not be able to
obtain them with the shop’s scan
tool raises the frustration level
even higher.
Such a scenario seems to occur
with Honda and Acura vehicles
equipped with five-speed auto- continues page 12
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Honda/Acura Code Conversion
Flash Code OBD-II Code Code Definition
5-2 P0705 Transmission range switch – multiple shift-position input
6-2 P0706 Transmission range switch – open
28-5 P0711 ATF temperature sensor – range/performance
28-3 P0712 ATF temperature sensor – short
28-4 P0713 ATF temperature sensor – open
15-5 P0716 Mainshaft speed sensor – range/performance
15-3 P0717 Mainshaft speed sensor – no signal input
15-6 P0718 Mainshaft speed sensor – intermittent failure
9-5 P0721 Countershaft speed sensor – range/performance
9-3 P0722 Countershaft speed sensor – no signal input
9-6 P0723 Countershaft speed sensor – intermittent failure
64-1 P0731 1st gear incorrect ratio
64-2 P0732 2nd gear incorrect ratio
64-3 P0733 3rd gear incorrect ratio
64-4 P0734 4th gear incorrect ratio
64-5 P0735 5th gear incorrect ratio
40-3 P0741 Torque converter clutch stuck off
76-3 P0746 A/T clutch pressure control solenoid A stuck off
76-4 P0747 A/T clutch pressure control solenoid A stuck on
70-3 P0751 Shift solenoid A stuck off
70-4 P0752 Shift solenoid A stuck on
71-3 P0756 Shift solenoid B stuck off
71-4 P0757 Shift solenoid B stuck on
72-3 P0761 Shift solenoid C stuck off
72-4 P0762 Shift solenoid C stuck on
74-3 P0771 Shift solenoid E stuck off
77-3 P0776 A/T clutch pressure control solenoid B stuck off
77-4 P0777 A/T clutch pressure control solenoid B stuck on
45-1 P0780 Shift control system malfunction
78-3 P0796 A/T clutch pressure control solenoid C stuck off
78-4 P0797 A/T clutch pressure control solenoid C stuck on
62-2 P0812 Transmission range switch ATP RVS switch
25-3 P0842 2nd clutch fluid pressure switch – shorted or stuck on
25-4 P0843 2nd clutch fluid pressure switch – shorted or stuck off
26-3 P0847 3rd clutch fluid pressure switch – shorted or stuck on
26-4 P0848 3rd clutch fluid pressure switch – open or stuck off
27-3 P0872 4th clutch fluid pressure switch – shorted or stuck on
27-4 P0873 4th clutch fluid pressure switch – open or stuck off
16-3 P0962 A/T clutch pressure control solenoid A – open or shorted
16-4 P0963 A/T clutch pressure control solenoid A – performance
23-3 P0966 A/T clutch pressure control solenoid B – open or shorted
23-4 P0967 A/T clutch pressure control solenoid B – performance
29-3 P0970 A/T clutch pressure control solenoid C – open or shorted
29-4 P0971 A/T clutch pressure control solenoid C – performance
7-3 P0973 Shift solenoid A – shorted
7-4 P0974 Shift solenoid A – open
8-3 P0976 Shift solenoid B – shorted
8-4 P0977 Shift solenoid B – open
22-3 P0979 Shift solenoid C – shorted
22-4 P0980 Shift solenoid C – open
60-3 P0982 Shift solenoid D – shorted
60-4 P0983 Shift solenoid D – open
61-3 P0985 Shift solenoid E – shorted
61-4 P0986 Shift solenoid E – open
63-1 P1710 1st hold switch – shorted or stuck open
45-2 P1730 Shift control system fault
45-3 P1731 Shift control system fault
45-4 P1732 Shift control system fault
45-5 P1733 Shift control system fault
45-6 P1734 Shift control system fault
1-3 P2769 Torque converter clutch solenoid circuit – shorted
1-4 P2770 Torque converter clutch solenoid circuit – open
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Technically Speaking
Transmission Digest 12
ing in the PCM.
In most instances
there will be a
brown wire in termi-
nal 9. In other in-
stances this wire will
be in terminal 1, and
terminal 9 will be
empty (Figure 1).
Once this wire is
grounded and the
ignition is turned to
the on position with
the engine off, codes
can be retrieved via
a flashing D/D5
lamp. The long
flashes are the first
digit of the code and
the short flashes are
the second digit. If a
code below the num-
ber 10 is stored, it
will be all short
flashes.
The chart in
Figure 2 provides
the two-digit codes
that can be obtained.
Two other points
to mention here: If
the MIL is illuminat-
ed, engine codes will
always be displayed
first, followed by the
D/D5 light flashing
the transmission
codes stored.
Second, you may
have noticed that the
chart in Figure 2 has
a third digit. Some
scan tools have the
ability to put the
PCM into SCS mode
through the tool it-
self. In these cases,
the scan tool will
display the two-digit
trouble code as well
as a third digit that
indicates the nature
of the failure, such
as a circuit high or
circuit low fault.
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Shopping Center
14 Transmission Digest
The Industry’s
Shopping Center
S
howpower product exhibits open Friday after-
noon at 2:30. You’ll find a source or two for nearly
everything used in the shop. In the booths, suppliers
are on hand to show their products and to answer al-
most any question on how and why to use their prod-
ucts to create a profitable retail operation. Often taken
for granted, the Showpower exhibit hall houses one of
the most-extensive collections of specialty aftermarket
expertise ever assembled. Bring your questions and
your shopping list.
Part of opening day in the exhibit hall includes the
popular tradition of the All-Industry Reception.
During early-evening hours, the middle lounge of the
Showpower exhibit hall is transformed into a buffet.
This annual combination of business and social op-
portunities, unique to Showpower, is an industry fa-
vorite.
The exhibit hall is open Saturday afternoon as well,
1-5.
Your Badge and Passes
During seminar times, Showpower registration
will be on the second level of the hotel.
Registration will move to Hall F area of the
convention center when exhibits are open.
Registration Desk Schedule:
Thursday
Westin Second Level 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday
Westin Second Level 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Convention Center Hall F 1:30-7 p.m.
Saturday
Westin Second Level 7:30 a.m.-Noon
Convention Center Hall F 12:30-5 p.m.
Driving Directions:
Visit www.showpowerexpo.com
for concise driving directions.
GPS users should program
301 W. Washington St. 46204.
Showpower Registration &
Events at a Glance
• Seminars and Friday’s luncheon
take place on the second level of
the Westin Hotel
• Exhibits and Saturday’s lunch are
in the Convention Center Hall F
• A skywalk connects the second
levels of the two buildings
February 2011 15
Updating and Refining Skills is
Showpower Focus
T
here’s nothing more irritating than knowing you’re both will-
ing and capable but lacking that last bit of information to
make something work. It matters little whether it’s a new plan
for approaching wholesale customers, building better results
from call-ins or reassembly of a transmission that’s on the bench
for the first time.
Showpower is all about honing the skills and abilities that
each of us already possess to make our work more rewarding
and profitable. New products and tools that speed our work
meld with classes that enhance our understanding and capabili-
ties. These are what Showpower planners spend a year preparing
to deliver in three short days.
In addition to the serious business of the Expo, there’s socializ-
ing and a good dose of fun built into the event.
Showpower ’11 is all of this, and is more of it than ever before
– dazzling arrays of products, cash prizes, world-recognized ex-
pert trainers, great food, a few drinks, a visit to Indy’s famous
track and a myriad of people you’ll discover face the same chal-
lenges and opportunities that you’re facing every time you walk
into the shop.
The Showpower planners have separated the commercial exhi-
bition floor from the educational environment of the seminars.
They tell us that they concentrate on process and
learning rather than allowing the hype and selling
that have too often tainted what sounded like a great
learning opportunity. And when it’s time for recre-
ation, Showpower is unequaled. In the following
pages we’ll explore every aspect of this once-a-year
opportunity.
When you’re ready to register for the Expo, you’ll
find a pull-out brochure and form adjacent to page 32,
or you can visit the Web site
www.showpowerexpo.com or call the Showpower
office here at M D Publications: 800-274-7890.
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16 Transmission Digest
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
& Museum
I
ncluded as part of Thursday’s technical and man-
agement seminars is a morning visit to the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, popularly known to
racing enthusiasts as The Brickyard. In addition to the
Indy 500, this track is home to the NASCAR Brickyard
400 and, for motorcycles, the Red Bull Indianapolis
Grand Prix.
Included in this visit is a small-bus tour that takes a
full lap around the 2.5-mile race surface. Guides an-
swer your questions while pointing out Indy features
of historical or racing significance.
And the world’s premier racing museum will be
open for Showpower participants. This 30,000-square-
foot display houses about 75 vehicles spanning all
eras of the speedway’s operation as well as exhibits
dedicated to winning drivers, a re-created “Gasoline
Alley” garage and pit area, and an exhibit explaining
the evolution of the Indy 500 timing and scoring sys-
tems.
Gift shops and a snack bar are available during the
museum tour.
Buses depart from the Westin at 10 a.m. Thursday
and return in time for you to grab lunch before semi-
nar sessions begin at 2:30 p.m.
T
echnically speaking, Wayne Colonna from ATSG
and Transmission Digest opens a condensed, three-
day schedule of classes designed to bring builders
and diagnosticians all the way up to date on the most-
recent units shops are seeing and on the diagnostic
procedures required to
stay profitable.
Following Wayne is
Jerry “G” Truglia from
the Automotive
Technician Training
Network. “G” is the na-
tion’s go-to expert for
learning how to deal with
hybrid-vehicle systems. His presentation, while fo-
cused on the drivetrain, covers tips and tricks for all
hybrid-vehicle repair services.
Thursday Seminars:
Thursday’s management
classes, concurrent with
the two technical sessions,
offer thought-provoking
and valuable content for
managers and owners.
Transmission Digest’s Terry
Greenhut is joined by Tom
Langer of Undercar Digest for a serious discussion of
how to keep a retail shop on the path to financial suc-
cess.
After a refreshment break, sponsored by ETE
Reman, Greenhut continues solo, dissecting the art
and the science of understanding customer objections
and turning those into sales opportunities. Here’s a
skill that, learned and deployed, will pay for the en-
tire weekend.
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Saturday Seminars:
S
aturday’s seminar participants are treated to con-
tinental breakfast at 8:30 with classes starting
promptly at 9. Three top trainers are featured for the
technical sessions. Shop operator and master builder
John Parmenter presents his can’t-miss annual update
we have come to call the
Technical Buffet. John spends all
year collecting information from
the bays and benches in his shop
to share a unique look at the is-
sues that are most puzzling and
most troubling to retail shops
today. John appears compli-
ments of the Precision
International Technical Advisory Board, of which he
is a charter member.
F.R.E.D., says OEM trainer Dave Hobbs, is short for
Frustrating Ridiculous Electronic Devices. Hobbs ex-
plores the exploding use by General Motors of digital
electronics including TCMs, PCMs, controller soft-
ware and more.
Nobody in the powertrain aftermarket has stood
before more audiences than ATSG’s Dale England.
Dale comes out of his semi-retirement having fully re-
searched and documented the seven-speed Jatco
JR710E, aka Nissan RE7R01A. Disassembly, reassem-
bly, valve-body and solenoid concerns, and diagnos-
tics are all covered in this presentation.
Meanwhile, Maylan Newton of ESI conducts a pair
of AMI-accredited sessions in the man-
agement track. In the first session,
Maylan looks at what vehicle owners
expect and demand in the way of cus-
tomer service. After a break, he’ll focus
on the skills and considerations needed
to successfully manage and direct the
efforts of employees.
Denise Kotowicz, Northwood
University instructor, grew up in an aftermarket busi-
ness, experience she brings to the dais when dis-
cussing how to grab the opportunities presented by
the Internet to grow a successful retail business.
Packed full, the seminars recess into an already-
open exhibit session. Participants in Saturday’s semi-
nars receive a ticket good for a pass through the lunch
line in the convention-center exhibit hall. All others
may buy lunch, snacks or beverages for cash.
Friday’s
Full Slate:
T
here’s a lot to see and a lot to do on Friday.
Seminar participants start the morning at 8:30 with
complimentary continental breakfast. Management-
track classes offer an eye-opening presentation con-
cerning the management of cash and the use of credit
for retail operators. Tom Langer says that today retail
shops face far more than the simple cash-in, cash-out
model that prevailed in the past.
Bill Haas, from the Automotive Service
Association, looks at the particular skill sets that lead
to successful marketing of services to Generation X
and Generation Y consumers. Different concerns and
desires from different drivers call for adaptation of
your sales efforts.
After breakfast the transmission
technical slate opens with a full
examination of the VW six-speed
unit (TR60/09D). Jim Dial, ATSG,
conducts a tour of diagnosis and
rebuilding for the unit found on-
board the VW Touareg, Porsche
Cayenne and Audi Q7.
John Thornton of AutoTrain is one of the top, if not
the top, diagnostic trainers in the world. John’s third
appearance at
Showpower’s
Transmission
University focus-
es on advanced
diagnostic proce-
dures used to
ferret out tedious
and otherwise
time-consuming problems.
After the morning classes, seminar participants are
treated to a full sit-down luncheon. Top 10 Products
and Top 10 Tools awards for both the
Transmission and Undercar market seg-
ments are awarded during this event. The
first of several Showpower drawings for
$500 will take place at the luncheon.
Terry Greenhut returns one more time to
highlight all the skills involved in closing
a sale over the telephone.
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Trading Spaces
A second aftermarket event, the 13th annual Hot
Rod & Restoration Show, is taking place at the
Indiana Convention Center during the same weekend
as Showpower. With a Showpower badge, you’ll be
able to visit that adjacent exhibit hall. Restoration and
hot rod people will be looking and shopping at
Showpower as well.
Show Me the Money!
The best Showpower tradition is cash! During
Showpower there are several drawings for cash
prizes. Starting with the Top 10 Luncheon, and
continuing every hour in the exhibit hall, shop
participants are
automatically
entered for a
chance to win
these (must
be present) draw-
ings for $500.
Saturday’s final
drawing contin-
ues until a partici-
pant in the hall
claims the $5,000
Showpower
grand prize.
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Lubegard, a leading
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and undercar lubri-
cants, protectants and
related products, again
provides a convenient
and secure area where
you can check your be-
longings while visiting
the exhibits. The check
stand is at the door to
Exhibit Hall F in the
convention center.
ETE Reman
Provides Seminar Refreshments
Seminar participants will appre-
ciate continental breakfast
on Friday and Saturday
as well as coffee and
soda breaks between
sessions. The food and
the drinks are served
compliments of ETE
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What Is
Metal Fatigue
and How Can It Be Prevented?
T
his football season is charac-
terized by a preponderance
of broken-down and injured
quarterbacks. Numerous quarter-
backs have been removed from
games after repeated “sacks” from
the on-rushing defense. A frequent
observation from viewers is, “How
long can this quarterback last
under the strain of these repeated
sacks and knockdowns?”
In a certain way, metal behaves
just like those quarterbacks. Metal
fatigue can be described as the pro-
gressive structural damage that oc-
curs when it is subjected to
repeated stress loading. The re-
peated sacks and knockdowns of a
quarterback in our football analo-
gy correlate to the repeated stress-
load cycles that occur on an
automotive transmission gear,
shaft, spring or related transmis-
sion component. Failure sites in a
quarterback include knees, shoul-
ders, head and ribs. So, too, with
transmission components, the fail-
ure sites are varied and include
gear-teeth radii, gear-teeth flanks,
shaft radii, shaft shoulders and ex-
tension-spring hooks, among many
other locations.
Let’s take a closer look at metal
fatigue and consider how it actual-
ly occurs. If you take a metal bar
and flex it, you apply stress to the
top and bottom of that bar.
The stress applied results in
strain on the top of the bar; this is
defined as tension and acts to
stretch the material apart. The re-
sulting strain on the bottom of the
bar is defined as compression and
acts to push the material together.
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Strain in a beam with
external load applied
Tension
(stretches material apart)
Compression
(pushes material
together)
After many, typically millions,
of load cycles, fatigue cracks can
start where the metal is being
stretched in tension. This can occur
as a result of repeated cycles even
though the individual stress loads
are well below the stress level at
which the component would crack
with just one cycle. It is important
to note that fatigue cracks can
never start where the metal is only
being pushed together in compres-
sion.
In normal operation, many com-
ponents in an automatic transmis-
sion experience significant
numbers of repeated stress appli-
cations. Consider a shaft in torsion,
a spring in compression or a pin in
shear. These frequent applications
of force can often reach tens of mil-
lions of cycles in a relatively short
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time. Forces anticipated in normal
operation combined with the high
number of load cycles easily make
fatigue failure a very real possibili-
ty. The trick, then, is to find a way
to preload metal with a compres-
sive strain, one that must be over-
come by the strain of tension
before any fatigue crack can start.
What is shot peening?
Shot peening involves the bom-
bardment of a metal part by mil-
lions of tiny (typically 0.007- to
0.023-inch diameter) steel spheres,
each of which slightly indents the
surface upon impact. Sometimes,
the peening media may be glass,
conditioned cut wire or even ce-
ramic beads. Under each indenta-
tion, a hemisphere is formed that
tries to push the indentation back
out to its original shape. This is
called cold-working the surface.
The resulting condition is a surface
in compression, one that resists ini-
tial crack formation. The amount of
compressive strain developed is
quite high, typically up to 60% of
the ultimate tensile strength of the
metal. This very high magnitude of
compressive strain must be over-
come by the applied load before a
fatigue crack can start at the sur-
face, thereby greatly enhancing the
component’s ability to withstand
high stress loading.
Many issues must be addressed
to achieve a properly shot-peened
surface. Among them are shot size,
shot impinging angle and velocity,
and the duration of exposure.
When all of these are correct, the
resultant increase in fatigue life, or
the ability to withstand repeated
stress cycles, is considerably im-
proved.
One common misunderstanding
is that one can “shot-peen” a sur-
face using a sand blaster. A sand
blaster typically uses abrasive
media to clean debris or rust from
a surface. Frequently, it creates a
surface that is full of tiny cracks.
One key to the effectiveness of shot
peening is the media. Peening shot
is round balls only. Think of the
round end of a ball-peen hammer,
repeatedly dimpling the surface.
During a high-quality shot-peen-
ing process, broken pieces are ac-
tually screened and removed to
avoid their detrimental effect.
Many common manufacturing
processes used to make metal parts
can dramatically lower the fatigue
strength of the part because they
leave the surface in tension, a fact
that is often not considered in the
design process. Engineers tend to
assume that if a part is dimension-
ally correct, and the material is to
specification, all is as it should be.
Grinding, machining and weld-
ing can all leave the surface of the
part in tension, a seedbed for
metal-fatigue cracks. Hardening
and plating can leave a hard, brit-
tle surface and can damage or
weaken surface grain boundaries.
In studies of stress vs. number
of cycles to metal failure, data gen-
erated for different types of grind-
ing operations – from “coarse
grinding” to “fine grinding” to
“coarse grinding with shot peen-
ing” – indicate dramatic changes in
fatigue strength.
Going back to our football anal-
ogy, some quarterbacks have the
ability to withstand repeated
“hits”; others limp to the sideline
after one or two tough plays and
are out for several weeks. What is
the difference? We would have to
say it is the overall makeup of the
man, both mental and physical.
Similarly, with metals, some are
better suited to withstand repeated
tensile loads. Generally, metals
with a higher tensile strength are
able to withstand repeated cyclic-
type loads than those with a lower
tensile strength. Most important,
those metals that have been prop-
erly manufactured, using benefi-
cial processes such as shot
peening, have been demonstrated
to provide superior cycle-life re-
sults.
Kevin Tower, with more than 25 years’ experience
in the shot-peening industry, is manager of techni-
cal service for the Windsor, Wakefield & Miami
divisions of Metal Improvement Co. LLC, a
Curtiss-Wright Corp. business segment.
Bill DeRoche is Sonnax vice president of engineer-
ing and a member of the Sonnax TASC Force
(Technical Automotive Specialties Committee), a
group of recognized industry technical specialists,
transmission rebuilders and Sonnax Industries Inc.
technicians.
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24 Transmission Digest
Finding Info Is Easier than Ever
Even old data can be found online
I
have noticed lately that many
familiar sources of information
have some amazing features
that allow us to save diagnostic
time, as well as space on our book-
shelves.
Information sources go “vintage”
We all have at our fingertips a
computer-based repair-informa-
tion resource, but when a pre-1982
vehicle becomes one of your new
repair jobs, where do you go for
the repair information?
Recently, when an older vehicle
– a 1967 Ford Mustang – rolled into
our shop I first reached for my 35-
year-old, five-inch thick, plastic-
bound repair manual while look-
ing for service information. I then
remembered seeing the “Vintage”
tab on the menu of my online in-
formation system. As I began com-
paring the pages in the book to the
information on the computer, I no-
ticed they were identical. This on-
line resource gives the same
information for imports as well.
Unlike the book format, I can print,
highlight and pass on information
from this source. If you need to see
how an old-school, external volt-
age regulator is wired on a 1968
Corona, or you just can’t wait to
replace that timing belt on that
1973 Vega, you’ve got the informa-
tion online!
Many shops are “paperless”
these days, and I wonder how
many old books are stored in back
rooms and attics across the globe.
Does this mean I’ll be throwing
away my old, thick, greasy, musty
repair manuals? No way! I have
friends who have tossed their
printed versions of this informa-
tion in lieu of its electronic coun-
terpart, but I just can’t bring
myself to do it. I have a series of
repair manuals that goes back to
the 1940s; how cool is that?
www.iatn.net for manufacturer
training online
Want to brush up on your elec-
trical theory? Want a quick course
on Toyota hybrid systems? If you
are a member of the International
Automotive Technicians Network
(iATN), then you probably search
help requests for diagnostic help,
and you probably share your own
wisdom and experiences with the
group. If you spend some free time
and click on the “Resources” tab,
you will find manufacturer train-
ing from General Motors Co., Ford
Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp.
Years ago, I attended the weeklong
Specialized Electronics Training
(SET) at our regional GM Training
Center, and it contained a lot of in-
formation. At the time, the course
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came in a paperbacked-manual
format. The cool thing is that the
entire course is now on iATN in se-
quence, just as it was taught to me.
This course used their SET electri-
cal trainers – the same ones we
have in our automotive training fa-
cility – and we train other young
techs using this GM resource.
The GM tab also includes
General Motors Onboard
Diagnostics – Generation II class,
which is the place to go to refresh
your GM misfire-diagnosis train-
ing, enhanced evaporative-systems
theory, or relearn their Strategy-
Based Diagnostics model.
If you’re having trouble with
Ford’s passive antitheft system
(PATS), you can learn that system
strategy and discover all of their
parameter IDs (PIDs).
While we’re under the iATN
umbrella, how often do you visit
the National Automotive Service
Task Force (NASTF) link under the
“resources” tab? I have spent some
time on the Toyota/Lexus Web site
for training, and it is pretty cool to
be able to access this OEM training
and information. This Toyota train-
ing is the same as the series used to
train the new dealer technicians
and provide new-model informa-
tion as well. This link can also
guide you to each manufacturer’s
Web site and will show what train-
ing or information is available for
each. If you specialize in a particu-
lar vehicle brand, then it may be
worth your while to invest in the
manufacturer information.
www.autoshop101.com
Sit down and explore this site,
and I think you’ll agree it has
value as a training resource. The
“Online Test” section can aid in
brushing up on electrical theory as
well as scan-tool diagnosis. This
can be a good prep for any auto-
motive testing you may have
ahead of you.
The “A-6 ASE Electrical Test
Prep” section is a great way to de-
termine whether you’re ready for
the test or if you need extra study
time. This interactive format is fun
and helpful. You can always pur-
chase study guides later if needed.
There is a lot of Toyota-specific
content here, but much of the theo-
ry is universal.
www.ase.com
If you haven’t been into the ASE
site lately, I recommend you get in
there and root around. A while
back, I registered for the “My ASE”
feature, and I can view my certifi-
cation history, register for tests and
purchase score reports and certifi-
cates (in case my dog eats mine). I
have used this service to print out
my history of certifications for my
job portfolio.
Under the “Service
Professionals” tab, you can access
the official ASE practice tests. The
questions will be in the same for-
mat as the real test questions, and
they will provide you with a score
report and have explanations for
each question. How many times
have you gone into an ASE test
sweating just a little bit?
Last year, ASE also launched an
online maintenance and inspection
program, which contains four
modules and a final quiz. This
training is geared toward entry-
level technicians whose primary
responsibility is vehicle mainte-
nance. I have been in this training
and it is well-structured with good
pictures and explanations. A tech-
nician who successfully passes this
training will not receive an ASE
certification, but a certificate of
recognition. This training can,
however, be a stepping stone to
achieving ASE certification.
As an instructor and a techni-
cian, I am constantly finding new
resources online to help me solve a
tough repair, prepare for an exam
or study an unfamiliar vehicle sys-
tem. If you are like me, you often
spend your lunch wherever the
computer is, taking advantage of
online face time in order to stay on
top of your many responsibilities.
Brian Manley is a vocational automotive instructor
for the Cherry Creek school district in Aurora,
Colo. He is an ASE master certified automobile
technician and a former member of the National
Automotive Technicians Education Foundation
(NATEF) board of trustees. You can reach him at
[email protected].
This copyrighted article is reprinted with the per-
mission of AutoInc., the official publication of the
Automotive Service Association (ASA). To learn
more about ASA and its commitment to independ-
ent automotive service and repair professionals,
visit www.ASAshop.org or call (800) 272-7467.
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My personal “My ASE” page. Yes, I’m due to recertify!
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Ford’s
Hybrid Transaxle, Part 1
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eginning with the 2005 model year Ford
produced the Escape in a hybrid version
(Figure 1) that was shared by the Mercury
Mariner and Mazda Tribute, pretty much the
same vehicle.
The transaxle in these vehicles is called the
eCVT, and even though there are no pulleys or a
drive belt its ability to change gear ratios in a
stepless fashion using electric motors puts it into
the CVT category. The hybrid system in these ve-
hicles is considered a series/parallel system,
which means it can take off on electric power
only or it can use the internal-combustion engine
(ICE).
Although you may not want to attempt any
major repairs on this or any other hybrid vehicle, you
can still service them safely and in relative ease.
However, there is a caution associated with this: You
have to know which plug is which. If you are expect-
ing ATF to come out when you remove a plug but in-
stead see anti-freeze, well – oops.
Shift Pointers
•Subject:
Safety precautions for service or removal
•Unit:
eCVT transaxle
•Vehicle Applications:
Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner & Mazda Tribute hybrids
•Author:
Pete Luban, ATSG
•Essential Reading:
Rebuilder
Shop Owner
Center Manager
Diagnostician
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There is a plug on top of the unit right below the
center electrical connector (Figure 2). This is the in-
verter cooling-system bleed plug to purge the air as
the system is being refilled through the coolant tank
in the engine bay (Figure 3). The transaxle in these ve-
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Shift Pointers
hicles has a self-contained cooling system to
keep the inverter at proper operating temper-
ature; the coolant that runs through the
transaxle is circulated by an electric pump.
You will have to remove the front splash
guard to access the transaxle drain plug
(Figure 4). The check/fill plug is on the back
of the unit (Figure 5), directly above the
transaxle-mount bracket, which you may
have to notch out to make accessibility easier
the next time – no, not this time. The recom-
mended fluid is Mercon
®
LV.
As with any hybrid vehicle, safety is of the
utmost importance, which means before at-
tempting any type of major repair work you
should disconnect the hybrid system from
the hybrid battery pack. On these vehicles
this is done by accessing the rear cargo area
and locating the battery-disconnect switch
(Figure 6). Even before attempting this the
technician should be wearing class-zero rub-
ber gloves rated to 1,000 volts (Figure 7).
Notice that the rubber gloves have leather
gloves over them to protect them from a
puncture. Since electricity finds the point of
least resistance, a pin hole in the rubber glove
would make that point you, so check ’em be-
fore you use ’em.
You may be thinking, “How am I going to
work on this car with all these gloves on?”
You need to wear the gloves only until the
hybrid-system voltage is verified low or
none.
At this time the technician can safely ap-
proach the disconnect switch and rotate it
from the “lock” position to the “unlock” po-
sition and then pull it out and reinstall it to
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the “shipping” position (Figure 8). The technician
should now leave the vehicle alone for 60 seconds,
which will allow the capacitors in the inverter to dis-
charge. These capacitors are rated at 450 volts and 125
amps each, and there three of them in the inverter.
At this time the technician will verify that the high
voltage has dissipated by locating the high-voltage
checkpoints (Figure 9), which are marked with plus
and minus signs, and will then check it with a
Category III voltmeter rated at 1,000 volts (Figure 10)
to verify that the voltage has dissipated. Don’t as-
sume; assumptions can be fatal. Remember, even
when the system is discharged, the 330-volt battery
pack is always lethal.
There are 1,000-volt-rated meters that have a
Category II rating, but they may not protect you in the
event of an errant electrical discharge, which can hap-
pen with high-voltage circuits.
You are now ready to remove the transaxle from
the vehicle, but before you do you must disconnect
the 12-volt battery or, at the very least, disconnect the
electric coolant-circulation pump (Figure 11) to pre-
vent the coolant pump from running while the
transaxle is being removed. Of course, the key should
never be left in the ignition switch of any hybrid vehi-
cle during repairs.
At this point what you see in Figure 12 is what you
will have sitting on your bench.
In Part 2 of this series we are going to get into this
transaxle and see what makes it tick.
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Diagnostics
To charge or not to charge; that isn’t the question
P
retty much every online
forum lately has had the
question come up as to
whether charging for diagnostics is
appropriate and/or good business
practice. There are many opinions
from which to choose. The bottom
line, however, is that it’s your busi-
ness so you need to pick one or
several methods to be applied in
varied circumstances that will keep
your customers happy and at the
same time allow you to make the
money you require.
I don’t believe in absolutes –
rules of doing business that force
you to do the same thing in the
same situation every time. I think
we need to be flexible in dealing
with our customers as long as we
are getting the results we want –
unlike the sign I saw this morning
in a new-car dealer’s service de-
partment that read: “There will be
a $105 diagnostic fee added to all
repair jobs. No exceptions.” Kind
of cold and scary, don’t you think?
The poor customer walks up to the
counter and before anyone has
even said “Howdy” to him he’s
been told that he will have to
spend $105, and he doesn’t even
know for what.
The customer at this point has
no idea whether the problem is
minor or major – which in itself is
scary – but now is told it will cost
at least $105 to find out. If the
problem is found what will that
cost? Even worse, if the problem
isn’t found right away, what will it
cost to delve further into it? Then,
of course, knowing how people
think, the customer will likely be
saying to himself or herself, “If it’s
a really small thing I’m paying
more for the diagnosis than for the
cure, or if it’s something huge I’m
putting up all this money and I
don’t even know if it’s worth fix-
ing or if I want to fix it.” These are
some of the issues customers mull
over when they have a problem
that isn’t immediately obvious and
needs to be diagnosed.
Why is it people can understand
that the bulk of the money doctors
receive is for diagnosis? The cure
in most cases is a prescription for a
drug of some kind. When it comes
to their cars they don’t want to pay
until after the problem is found
and fixed. Even then they are upset
by the diagnostic fee that appears
on the repair order.
There are several reasons why
we run into this wall. One is that
customers have no idea how diffi-
cult it is to diagnose problems with
their cars. They still think of a car
as if it were a 1950s or ’60s Chevy
or Ford that had hardly anything
under the hood. They were rela-
tively easy to diagnose. They
would still fool you sometimes, but
in general you could find out why
they didn’t run right within a real-
ly short time. Today’s cars are
super-complicated but customers
don’t know that. In fact, they
might think it’s easier to diagnose
and repair them because they are
so sophisticated. Sure, all you have
to do is plug in a scan tool; it will
tell you exactly what’s wrong and
how to fix it. They watched too
much “Star Trek” back in the ’80s.
Another is that we haven’t mar-
keted the difficulty level to our
customers. In general we are not
the world’s best educators. We
don’t take enough time and effort
in training our customers so they
can understand what we need to
fix their cars. We also do not pos-
sess the very recognizable sheep-
skin that has “Doctor of
something” on it. The only bit of
advertising that tells customers
how qualified we are is a patch, a
certificate of achievement and
maybe a little sign from ASE.
Don’t get me wrong; ASE does a
fine job in testing and certification,
but without a sizable advertising
budget how could they possibly
get their message across to the 250
million drivers in the U.S. alone.
It’s a shame; we are like the
Rodney Dangerfields of the busi-
ness world. We get “no respect” ei-
ther, and we never will until the
motoring public understands how
difficult it really is to diagnose and
repair a car properly and how
good we have to be to do it right.
But how will they ever find out? It
would take a huge advertising ini-
tiative from entities with much
deeper pockets than ours to make a
difference.
Now, don’t feel too bad about
•Subject:
Getting paid for
diagnostic time
•Author:
Terry Greenhut,
Transmission Digest
Business Editor
•Essential Reading:
Rebuilder
Shop Owner
Center Manager
Diagnostician
R & R
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the fact that customers don’t want
to pay you for diagnosis. They
don’t want to pay the doctor
whom they just finished begging to
find a cure for whatever is hurting
them, either. The only thing that
makes it more palatable and keeps
them from calling around for a di-
agnostic price before they go in is
that they are paying only a very
small percentage of the charge,
usually about $10-$15 for the co-
pay. The health insurance is pick-
ing up the rest. If it weren’t for that
they would be calling and saying,
“My stomach hurts; how much to
fix it?”
So, here’s the deal. We are stuck
with a bad situation. We want to
charge for diagnosis but we know
a couple of things; one is that cus-
tomers don’t want to pay for it,
and two is that telling them about
it up front scares them away. Now
if everyone charged for it that
wouldn’t be the case, but not
everyone does, so if the customer
wants to call around a bit he or she
will likely find someone to do it for
free.
Now, you might say, “Well, if
the customer is that cheap I don’t
want him anyway.” That would be
the ideal if we were truly that
much in control of our customers,
but be honest; we aren’t. We can’t
turn down customers because we
think they are going to be cheap-
skates; they have to prove it to us
first, which means they would
have to get at least a couple of
chances. Then if you can’t make
any money dealing with them, kick
them to the curb and get new ones.
You don’t need the practice work-
ing on someone’s car; you need the
profit.
Here are some helpful hints:
1) Don’t mention diagnostic
charges on the initial phone call.
Never be the one to quote a price
for diagnosis. If the customer
asks, say, “The preliminary
checkout is free.” Many shops
are having success offering the
first half hour of diagnostic time
free. Still others swear that their
businesses flourish because they
don’t have a diagnostic charge
while most other shops around
them do. Understand, though,
that these shops have sufficiently
high labor rates and markups to
make up for it. They operate on
the premise that customers will
see them as being so good that
they don’t need a fee to find out
what’s wrong. Like most things,
it works well for shops with real-
ly good service advisers who can
convince customers that every-
thing they do is a benefit to
them.
2) If you want to charge for diag-
nosis, present it to the customer
after the car is at your shop. Do
some part of it for free, like plug-
ging in a scan tool to get the
codes or driving the vehicle
around the block. Then tell the
customer that on the basis of the
collected information you will
need to perform a more-in-depth
study of the problem and for that
will need to charge for some
time. Give them some kind of a
time limit. Tell them that an an-
swer is usually found within the
first half hour and the charge for
that will be $___. If more time is
required you will call to get their
approval before proceeding.
3) Don’t post a sign in the office
with a diagnostic charge on it.
Signs are absolutes, and they ab-
solutely scare customers away.
Signs don’t sell anybody any-
thing; service advisers do.
Customers interpret signs any
way they want to at the time on
the basis of their feelings or cur-
rent situation, economic or oth-
erwise, so you can’t rely on them
to get the meaning you intended
from signs. If you look around
your office and waiting area you
might realize that many of the
signs you posted are shortcuts,
ways to get a point across with-
out having to talk with a cus-
tomer. At the time they are
designed they are employed to
solve a problem that usually has
to do with not wanting to have
to explain the same thing to cus-
tomers over and over again.
When shop owners and man-
agers do that they are deperson-
alizing the business even more.
Then they wonder why jobs are
so tough to sell, why they never
sell upgrades and why their
prices are so easy to compare
with others.
4) Don’t be lazy. Work with your
customer throughout the entire
sale. Take whatever time is nec-
essary to make them understand
what they need and why they
have to pay for it. Don’t let a
sign, a computer or any other
person try to do that job for you.
You should view selling diag-
nostics as just another step in the
sales process. It may be a bit more
difficult because the customer
won’t see any immediate gain, but
you can sell it as a money-saving
step that will keep them from
spending unnecessarily for parts or
services they don’t need. You can
do a great job of selling diagnostics
if you take the time and devote the
energy to doing it right.
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Among Transtar Industries’
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One-Way
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Cooler-Line
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Teckpak offers two
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/
16
-inch cooler lines, mostly Ford. The CR-1014 is for use
with
3
/
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and place the one-way valve with the black end toward the transmission. Both
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Teckpak
Compression-to-Barb
Fittings
Responding to requests from
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/
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-inch compression to
3
/
8
-inch barb for
1
/
2
-inch steel line. For most of the late-model vehicles with
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/
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-inch steel line, the CR-1011 goes from
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/
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-inch compression to
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/
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-inch barb.
For the older vehicles with
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/
16
-inch cooler lines, the CR-1015 goes from
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-inch
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/
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-inch barb.
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SOLPRO, a new division of Valve
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First Aid for
Stators
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n the early days of torque-converter rebuilding,
most of the routine work involved re-machining
thrust surfaces and then restoring clearances.
Available service items such as thicker thrust washers
and thicker end caps made this work relatively easy.
When the outer race of the one-way clutch became
loose in the stator, rebuilders of the day faced a far-
more-difficult challenge. The splined area on the out-
side diameter (OD) of the outer race broached a
mirrored spline on the inside diameter (ID) of the sta-
tor when it was originally pressed into place (Figure
1).
The broached spline worked well for the low-out-
put torque of early vehicles. As engine-output torque
increased over the years, more of the stators needed
servicing. The rebuilding industry recognized the
need for “fresh metal” to retain the outer race in the
stator and responded in several ingenious ways. The
most popular repair was called “pinning.” This repair
involved machining a round hole with half the diame-
ter in the stator and half the diameter in the outer race
(Figure 2). The hole was then filled with steel round
stock of the proper diameter (Figure 3).
The OE torque-converter manufacturers responded
to this problem by adding lugs to the OD of the outer
races. The outer races with the lugs may be retrofitted
by milling slots in the ID of the stator bore. Both of
these fixes were viable because the early converters
were not restrained by present-day size limitations
and stator walls were thick enough to be machined
and still retain their strength.
Unfortunately, engineers now have to design con-
verters to operate in smaller and smaller spaces. This
size limitation has made converters flatter and also
has narrowed the side walls of the stators. For this
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Torque Converter Tech Tips
•Subject:
Correcting and preventing
stator problems
•Author:
Ed Lee
•Essential Reading:
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reason more converters are being built without the
lugs on the OD of the outer races. As history would
have it, the problem of stator races again becoming
loose is a growing issue.
Since the wear rate between the outer race and the
stator accelerates as the gap becomes larger, preemp-
tive action is important. One preventive measure is to
secure the race to the stator before the wear starts.
Over the years, this has been accomplished by using a
high-strength sleeve-retaining compound, such as
green Loctite
®
609. These compounds are designed to
retain cylindrical assemblies. Their primary use is to
secure cylinder sleeves in engines, but their high
sheer strength (3,000 psi) and suitable temperature
rating (300°F) make them very suitable for securing
the outer race to the stator. Suitable for gaps up to
0.005 inch, their low viscosity makes these com-
pounds the best choice for securing an outer race that
is still tight in the bore, and they can be applied with-
out removing the race (Figure 4).
Alternative compounds with larger gap-fill ranges
(up to 0.015 inch) are a better choice for an outer race
that is slightly loose in its bore. The one downside of
using these compounds is that, even though the initial
set may take only 10 to 30 minutes, the full cure time
can be as long as 24 hours. The long cure time pre-
vents the immediate use of the part. To speed the cure
process, some shops heat the parts in a small oven
(Figure 5).
This can help obtain an acceptable cure in 20-25
minutes at 250°F. A small toaster oven will do one or
two stators, and a turkey-sized toaster oven will do
more when equipped with a rack.
If you can twist the race slightly within the stator
bore before it becomes tight, you must preload the
race before securing. To do this, hold the stator and
rotate the outer race in the direction of engine rota-
tion. If the race is extremely loose or can be rotated in
the stator bore, it is too late; nothing will save this
pair.
Ed Lee is a Sonnax technical specialist who writes on issues of interest to
torque-converter rebuilders. Sonnax supports the Torque Converter Rebuilders
Association. Learn more about the group at www.tcraonline.com.
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The New Venture Dodge 244 Transfer Case –
Are You Confused Yet?
I
have written two articles for
Transmission Digest (September
2006, April 2008) on the me-
chanical aspects of the NVG 244
electrically shifted transfer case. As
time has passed this particular unit
has caused a lot of confusion in the
field and created a great many tech
calls relating to identification of
the unit and its operating and elec-
tronic diagnosis. In this article we
will try to give you more informa-
tion to give you a better under-
standing.
Historical evolution of this se-
ries of transfer cases starts with the
2000 models. Dodge Durango and
Dakota for 2000 had available the
231HD, 241LD and 242, depending
on the vehicle’s specific engine and
transmission. In 2001, these vehi-
cles were equipped with a 233 or
244. These are electrically shifted
units, with the 233 being an elec-
tronic 231 and the 244 being an
electronic 242.
If the variety of units is amaz-
ing, it gets better in 2002 with the
availability of the 133 (single-speed
unit), 233, 242 and 244. It changes
again in 2003, where you find vehi-
cles with the 134, 233 and 244. 2004
saw a design change in the 244,
and the 244 Gen II was born.
Basically it is the same unit with a
heavier-duty case, with 17 10mm
bolts attaching the case halves.
From 2004 through 2008, only
two units were offered in these
trucks, the 144 and 244, which also
were found in the Dodge Aspen
starting in 2007. For 2009 there are
Now the plot thickens, as there
are two designs of the 244.
Transfer-case code DHU is an elec-
tric shift-on-the-fly part-time unit
that has two-wheel drive. Then
there is transfer-case code DHV,
Up To Standards
•Subject:
Operation and diagnosis
•Unit:
NVG 244 transfer case
•Vehicle Applications:
Dodge Durango, Dakota
•Author:
Mike Weinberg,
Rockland
Standard Gear
Contributing Editor
•Essential Reading:
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the 140 and the 244 Gen II. As the
man says, “You ain’t seen nothing
yet.” The 244 and 244 Gen II units
are basically a 242 full-time/part-
time unit that is shifted electroni-
cally.
Diagnostic Code Index
DTC Description
C1401 Transfer case range select switch circuit low (CCN)
C1402 Transfer case range select switch circuit high (CCN)
C1403 Transfer case range position sensor performance (FCM)
C1404 Transfer case range position sensor circuit low (FCM)
C1405 Transfer case range position sensor circuit high (FCM)
C140B Transfer case motor control circuit low (FCM)
C140C Transfer case motor control circuit high (FCM)
C140E Transfer case motor blocked (FCM)
C230A Neutral indicator control circuit Low (CCN)
C230B Neutral indicator control circuit high (CCN)
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which has no 2WD, only full-time
4WD and 4 High Lock, Low Lock
and neutral. Both designs use a
planetary differential to split
torque between the front and rear
axles in the all-wheel-drive mode.
Locking the differential in 4 High
or 4 Low creates a 50/50 torque
split between front and rear axles
and is for off-road use only.
As with the 242, which is the
same design but mechanically
shifted, tire sizes and pressures are
critical for proper operation. The
most-common complaint on these
units is that shifting out of the
four-wheel-drive positions does
not release 4WD. This occurs be-
cause the differential can get spline
locked to the mainshaft if tire pres-
sures are low or differences in tire
sizes exceed
1
⁄
4
inch in circumfer-
ence.
The second major issue with
these units is dynamic emissions
testing on a two-wheel dyno. All
four wheels have to be able to turn
at equal speeds. If only the rear
wheels are allowed to turn on a
two-wheel dyno, the differential
immediately reaches speeds way
above the design limits and self-
destructs.
Since we have covered the me-
chanical aspects in previous arti-
cles, we will spend time here going
over the electronics of shifting and
diagnostic trouble codes. To com-
plete the shifts the 244 has a shift
motor and encoder (Figure 1) con-
trolled by a dash-mounted rotary
switch. This motor only moves the
shift rail to the desired gear, and
there is no internal clutch pack,
with the planetary-type center dif-
ferential in the unit splitting
torque to the front and rear axles
in response to differences in prop-
shaft speeds.
A mode sensor that is part of the
encoder motor provides the front
control module (FCM) the location
of the sector shaft in the transfer
case. This sensor is a linear analog
position sensor that changes
motor-shaft output-shaft position
into a DC signal. The FCM sup-
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motor is active or parked in posi-
tion.
The transfer-case selector switch
is on the instrument panel and
uses a rotary switch to engage
mode and range operations
through a resistive network. There
is a recessed button for selection of
Neutral. To obtain a shift to
Neutral, you must use a pen or a
key to depress the button so that it
plies a 5-volt signal to this sensor,
as long as the FCM is not in sleep
mode, to gauge motor position.
The motor position is available to
the FCM when the ignition is in the
run position and for 10 seconds
after the ignition is turned off. The
mode sensor has a draw of less
than 20 milliamps when opera-
tional. The FCM monitors the
mode-sensor position every two
milliseconds whether the shift continues next page
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Module,
integrated
power
Run/start F941
Junction
block
Switch,
transfer
case
selector
Assembly,
shift
motor/mode
sensor
Cluster C2
Cluster C1
Module,
front control C1
Cluster C3
Module, front
control IPM
Assembly, shift
motor/mode
sensor
Switch, transfer
case selector
Cluster
Module,
front
control
February 2011 43
cannot be accidentally activated by
fingers while you’re turning the
knob. As the selector knob is
turned, resistance between the
mode-sensor voltage-supply pin
and the mode-sensor output
varies. The FCM then interprets
the various resistance positions to
create a shift. One important note
here is that when you’re replacing
a motor, the new motor will be in
the all-wheel-drive position, which
makes it necessary to manually
shift the transfer case into the same
position before the new motor will
line up.
These units are relatively easy to
diagnose, as there is no internal
clutch pack and there are 10 possi-
ble diagnostic codes available
(Figure 2). There is not enough
room here to supply all the diag-
nostic trees and wiring diagrams,
but I’ve listed the codes and the
possible causes with a complete
wiring diagram (Figure 3). For fur-
ther circuit diagrams you will need
to obtain the correct schematics
from one of the various tech servic-
es available. I have found Mitchell
OnDemand to be one of the best.
C1401 – Transfer case range switch
selector circuit voltage low: volt-
age lower than 0.1568 volt for 5
seconds
Possible causes:
(K77) 5-volt selector switch sup-
ply circuit open
(K77) 5-volt selector switch sup-
ply circuit shorted to ground
(K977) mode select circuit short-
ed to ground
Transfer case selector switch
faulty
Instrument cluster failed
C1402 – Transfer case range select
switch circuit high voltage: volt-
age greater than 4.86 volts for 5
seconds
Possible causes:
(K77) 5-volt selector switch sup-
ply circuit shorted to voltage
(K977) mode select circuit short-
ed to voltage
(Z973) transfer case selector
switch ground circuit open
Transfer case selector switch
faulty
Instrument cluster failed
C1403 – Transfer case range posi-
tion sensor performance
With ignition on, battery voltage
should read 9-16 volts, no range
position sensor voltage high or
low conditions present
Set condition – During a blocked
shift attempt, motor current
shows motor movement, but the
sensor value change is below the
specified value.
Possible causes:
(T103) 5-volt supply circuit high
resistance
(T103) 5-volt supply circuit
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shorted to ground
(T103) 5-volt supply circuit
shorted to voltage
(D201) mode sensor signal
shorted to voltage
(D201) mode sensor signal
shorted to ground
(G180) drivetrain sensor return
circuit high resistance
Transfer case motor
Front control module
C1404 – Transfer case range posi-
tion sensor circuit low (FCM)
Ignition on, battery voltage 9-16
volts
Set condition – Front control mod-
ule (FCM) detects a short to
ground on the transfer case po-
sition sensor circuit for 2 sec-
onds.
Possible causes:
(T103) 5-volt supply circuit open
(T103) 5-volt supply circuit
shorted to ground
(D201) mode sensor “A” circuit
shorted to ground
Shift motor/mode-sensor as-
sembly
Front control module
C1405 – Transfer case range posi-
tion sensor circuit high (FCM)
Ignition on, battery voltage 9-16
volts
Set condition – The FCM detects
5.0 volts on the transfer case
range position sensor signal cir-
cuit for 2 seconds.
Possible causes:
(T103) 5-volt supply circuit
shorted to voltage
(D201) mode sensor “A” shorted
to voltage
(D201) mode sensor “A” circuit
open
(G180) FCM circuit open
Shift-motor/mode-sensor as-
sembly faulty
FCM failed
C140B – Transfer case motor con-
trol circuit low (FCM)
Ignition on, battery voltage 9-16
volts
Set condition – FCM detects low
voltage on the transfer case
motor control circuit for 0.5 sec-
ond.
Possible causes:
(T101) shift motor positive cir-
cuit open
(T102) shift motor negative cir-
cuit open
(T101) shift motor positive cir-
cuit shorted to ground
(T102) shift motor negative cir-
cuit shorted to ground
(T101) shift motor positive cir-
cuit shorted to (T102) shift
motor negative circuit
Shift motor-encoder sensor as-
sembly faulty
Power-distribution module
Front control module
C140C – Transfer case motor con-
trol circuit high (FCM)
Ignition on, battery voltage 9-16
volts.
Set condition – FCM detects high
voltage on the transfer case
motor control circuit for 2 sec-
onds.
Possible causes:
(T101) shift motor positive cir-
cuit shorted to voltage
(T102) shift motor negative cir-
cuit shorted to voltage
(T101) shift motor positive cir-
cuit open
(T102) shift motor negative cir-
cuit open
(T101) shift motor positive cir-
cuit shorted to (T102) shift
motor negative circuit
Shift-motor/mode-sensor as-
sembly faulty
Integrated power module
Front control module
C140E – Transfer case motor
blocked (FCM)
With ignition on, no system
voltage condition over or under
specification.
Set condition – The FCM is un-
able to engage the selected
range.
Possible causes:
Transfer case internal damage
Transfer case motor faulty
Front control module failed
C230A – Neutral indicator control
circuit low (CCN)
With ignition on
Set condition – Instrument clus-
ter detects low voltage on the
neutral indicator control circuit.
Possible causes:
(G95) 4WD neutral indicator cir-
cuit open
(G95) 4WD neutral Indicator cir-
cuit shorted to ground
(F21) fused ignition output
(run/start) circuit open
Transfer case selector switch
faulty
Instrument cluster faulty
C230B – Neutral indicator control
circuit high (CCN)
Ignition on
Set condition – The instrument
cluster detects high voltage on
the neutral indicator control cir-
cuit.
Possible causes:
(G95) 4WD neutral indicator cir-
cuit open
(G95) 4WD neutral indicator cir-
cuit shorted to voltage
Transfer case selector switch
faulty
Instrument cluster faulty
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Harsh 1-2 Shift
I
received a call from one of our
wholesale customers, a shop
that does general-repair and
transmission work on occasion. He
was looking for help on a 2004
Ford Freestar that he could not get
to leave his shop. In fact, the vehi-
cle had been to several other
shops. He told me that another
shop had worked on the transmis-
sion recently and that it was now
back in his shop.
I asked him what the previous
failure was, and he said it was a
problem with a second-gear slip.
They had removed the transmis-
sion and found that the intermedi-
ate-clutch-piston bonded seal was
damaged, and that was all that was
done to repair the unit. Now that
they had it all back together, the
transmission banged hard on the 1-
2 shift. It was not setting any
sure just before the 1-2 shifts and
that during the shift it would come
back down (Figure 1). We then
graphed the EPC pressure on our
vehicle with the harsh 1-2 shift,
and it appeared that the PCM was
trying to compensate for the ag-
gressive shift. Because the comput-
er never ramped up EPC pressure
before the 1-2 shift it stayed steady
before and during the shift (Figure
2). On the basis of this information,
we concluded that the PCM was
working properly and that it was
not the cause of the problem. We
also ruled out the EPC solenoid,
because with a pressure gauge
hooked to the EPC pressure port
we were able to confirm that it was
following EPC command.
On the basis of the scan-tool and
pressure-gauge data, we needed to
R&R Tech
•Subject:
Harsh 1-2 shift
•Unit:
AX4N (4F50N)
•Vehicle Applications:
2004 Ford Freestar
•Author:
Jody Carnahan
•Essential Reading:
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codes, and from what the shop
could tell everything with the vehi-
cle and the load sensors were
working properly. I decided to
take on this challenge and had him
drop the vehicle off at our shop.
My diagnostic process started
with our normal procedures: hook-
ing up a scan tool and putting a
pressure gauge on the EPC pres-
sure tap. EPC-pressure command
on the scan tool and pressure on
the pressure gauge appeared to be
normal. I put the scan tool into the
graphing mode so that I could cap-
ture and record the pressure-con-
trol readings during the upshifts
and compare them with a graph
that I had on a normally working
4F50N.
We found that on a normally
working transmission, the comput-
er would ramp up the EPC pres-
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start looking for the problem in-
side the transmission. We needed
to identify which component(s) we
were going to look at first and also
needed to decide whether to try
fixing this one in the vehicle or to
remove it and put it on the bench.
We decided to try a fix in the vehi-
cle and went after the valve body,
hoping we didn’t have a problem
with the channel plate or with an
accumulator piston.
Before removing the side cover
and pulling the valve body, I
wanted to verify which valve-body
component could be causing our
issue, such as a particular valve,
possible checkball in the wrong lo-
cation etc. In doing research on the
4F50N, I knew there were several
differences in valve bodies among
model years. Taking a look at the
factory manual, I saw that the
2000-2003 valve body did not have
a 1-2 capacity-modulator valve
and used a checkball (B10) to ori-
fice intermediate clutch oil to con-
trol shift feel. If the B10 checkball
was missing, non-orificed oil flow
into the intermediate clutch would
cause a harsh 1-2 shift.
having the normal spike before the
1-2 shifts. It looked almost identi-
cal to the graph we had of one with
a good 1-2 shift.
In conclusion, please refer back
to the graphs in figures 1 and 2.
When we ran the graph on a
known-good 4F50N, it was similar
to the graph in Figure 1. The
graph in Figure 2, illustrating a
harsh 1-2 shift, is the only graph
that we have seen with a harsh-
shift complaint.
Although this one test may be as
inconclusive as the weather, we
can in fact use this test as a way to
determine a harsh-shift condition.
We will be graphing more vehicles
with felt harsh shifts in the future
in hopes that this data can be use-
ful within our industry.
I would like to challenge all the
readers of this article to provide
feedback to me regarding whether
the PCM in this case can detect the
harsh shift and adjust the duty
cycle to compensate for this condi-
tion.
Jody Carnahan has been with Certified
Transmission almost 25 years. He is a warranty
and technical director and also has been a builder
and a department and store manager.
TD
4
As I said earlier, we were work-
ing on a 2004 Ford Freestar, and
there were some changes in the
valve body in this model year. The
2004-up 4F50N went back to using
a 1-2 capacity-modulator valve just
like the earlier AXODE/AX4S
models. Having this information in
hand gave us a good direction to
start looking, and we removed the
valve body for inspection.
We first inspected the 1-2 capac-
ity-valve lineup, and everything
appeared to look normal. The
valve stroked fine in the bore and
the spring appeared to be in the
correct position against the bore
plug. We found the problem when
we removed the valve: It had been
installed backward (Figure 3).
With the valve in backward, the
land of the valve blocks off the ac-
cumulator, causing a harsh 1-2
shift. We turned the valve around
and installed it correctly (Figure 4),
put the valve body back on the
unit and road-tested the vehicle.
The transmission shifted correctly.
We also hooked up the scan tool so
we could graph the EPC command
and see whether it changed back to
Electronic Pressure Control 15.0 psig
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Showpower exhibitors supplied the following information as a brief
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For more information about Showpower, including seminars,
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A & Reds Transmission Parts
Booth 427
3737 W. 29th South, Wichita, KS
67217, 316-942-5300, 800-835-1007,
fax: 316-942-5300, www.areds.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display: 2011
automatic transmission catalogs
Products on Display:
Automatic/standard transmission parts,
transfer-case parts, tools, supplies
AGS Co.
Booth 327
2651 Hoyt St., PO Box 729, Muskegon,
MI 49444, 231-733-2101, 800-253-
0403, fax: 231-733-1784,
www.agscompany.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display:
FlexForce wrench, StealthForce wrench,
HexForce wrench, FlareForce flaring tool
Additional Products: (NiCopp) cop-
per nickel tubing, fittings and fitting kits,
Poly Armour tubing, chemicals and lubri-
cants (Door-Ease, Lock-Ease, Sil-Glyde,
Ru-Glyde, Lith-Ease)
Angelus Plating Works
Booth 411
1713 W. 134th St., Gardena, CA
90249, 310-516-1883, 888-516-1800,
fax: 310-516-1888, www.angelusplat-
ing.com, [email protected]
New Products on Display: Jumbo
angle cuts and rolled angles, with diam-
eters up to 12 inches; patented ripple
tips
Additional Products: Full line of
chrome-plated, polished stainless steel
and black nickel-plated stainless-steel
exhaust extensions. More than 150 part
numbers, with diameters ranging from
1
1
/
2
to 12 inches. Made in USA
ANSA Automotive Parts
Distributors Inc.
Booth 421
7649 Airport Drive, Macon, GA
31297, 478-788-6653, 800-841-9166,
fax: 478-784-1694, www.ansaautomo-
tive.com, [email protected]
New Products on Display:
Silverline diesel exhaust stacks with nick-
el black finish
Additional Products: Full line of
Silverline stainless-steel exhaust tips;
ANSA direct-fit original-equipment-
replacement exhaust systems for imports;
ANSA SPORT performance mufflers;
Silverline diesel performance stainless
exhaust systems
AP Exhaust Products
Booth 415
300 Dixie Trail, Goldsboro, NC 27530,
919-580-2000, www.apexhaust.com
Products on Display: Performance
exhaust, catalytic converters, a complete
range of service-line and muffler-shop
exhaust products for all makes and mod-
els
Arizona Transmission Machine
EZ-Driver
Booth 208
16236 N. 41st Place, Phoenix, AZ
85032, 602-992-2961, fax: 602-788-
3841, www.EZ-Driver.com, mtilleyath-
[email protected]
New Products on Display: Honda
Bushing R&R tool kit for 4- and 5-speeds;
NP 246 seal installer
Additional Products: EZ-Driver™
master set
ASA
Booth 109
PO Box 929, Bedford, TX 76095-0929,
800-272-7467, www.asashop.org,
www.autoinc.org
Services Available: ASA advances
professionalism and excellence in the
automotive-repair industry through edu-
cation, representation and member serv-
ices.
ASE (National Institute for
Automotive Service
Excellence)
Booth 108
101 Blue Seal Drive S.E., Leesburg, VA
20175, 703-669-6600, fax: 703-669-
6123, www.ase.com, [email protected]
Services Available: Information on
nationally recognized technician and
parts specialist certification. ASE is a
non-profit organization that certifies
automotive-repair and service profession-
als.
Atlantic Tube & Steel Inc.
Booths 325, 424
1580 Meyerside Drive, Mississauga,
ON L5T 1A3, 905-670-1511, 877-665-
6614, fax: 905-670-1845,
www.atlantictube.com
Products on Display: Aluminized
steel tubing.
ATSG
Booth 124
18635 SW 107 Ave., Miami, FL
33157, 305-670-4161, 800-245-7722,
fax: 305-670-4162, www.atsg.biz,
[email protected]
New Products on Display: 09D
Techtran Manual, 09G/09M Techtran
Manual
Additional Products: Tech Guides for
RC4A-EL/JR405E, RE5R05A, AS68RC,
U150; Techtran Manuals for 722.6,
09d, 09G, JF506E Blue & Green
Automotive Parts
Remanufacturers Association
(APRA)
Booth 521
4215 Lafayette Center Drive, Suite 3,
Chantilly, VA 20151-1243, 703-968-
2772, fax: 703-968-2878,
www.apra.org, [email protected]
Services Offered: Information on
International Big R Show and benefits
and services of membership in APRA.
Special insurance programs, technical
bulletin services and wiring diagrams.
Autoshop Solutions
Booth 525
114 Salem Towne Court, Apex, NC
27502, 919-342-6024, 888-847-7036,
fax: 919-342-6261, www.autoshopsolu-
tions.com, [email protected]
New Products on Display: Mobile
compatible websites, Showroom – deal-
er inventory manager, Internet marketing
tools for Technet clients.
continues page 50
Exhibitors
Exhibitors
THM 180C
Ford C3 SUP
Ford C5
Chrysler A999-A904
BW 65-66
L3N71B
L4N71B
MB1-MJ3
Mazda KF100/F3A
Subaru Justy
Toyota A55
Toyota A130
Toyota A240
Toyota A340E/H
Toyota A440F
003-010 Series (Audi/Volkswagen)
Transfer Case 1350
Nissan RL3FO1A
Transfer Case 1354
Transfer Case 203-205
Transfer Case 231-241
Transfer Case Jeep 229/242
Toyota A340 Transmission
Transfer Case Toyota 340
Honda 4 Spd. Computer K4
Acura Leg. 91 Comp. MPYA
Honda Civic 3 Shaft M24A
Honda 2 Speed
Honda 3 Speed
Honda 3 Shaft
Geo JF403E
Import Checkball Book
Import Pass Book
G4A-EL (Mazda,)
MX17 (Elect.3-spd) (Sprint/Suzuki)
ATSG CD-ROM Discs
ATSG CD-ROM Discs $395.00 Ea.
Over 50 ATSG’s Domestic (#1) or Import (#2) Techtran
Manuals Including many that are now out of print.
1. Domestic Manual CD or
2. Import Manual CD
3. Bulletin CD. All ATSG Bulletins since 1985
4. Seminar Manual CD. All Seminar Manuals since 1987
ATSG Techtran Manuals & Update Handbooks
$28 each, except where noted. Manuals cover assembly &
disassembly, diagnosis & troubleshooting.
Update Handbooks cover changes, parts affected by the
change, interchangeability & part numbers.
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ATSG Cutaway Posters
Color Cutaway Posters 18”x24” $35.00 each
4R100
5R55N
Allison 1000/2000
45RFE
A500
42RLE
4F27E
5R110W
5R55S
AX4N
4L60-E
4L80-E
4T40-E
4T60-E
4T65-E
4T80-E
5L40-E
400
ZF 5-HP-19
Mitsubishi F4A51
ATSG Videotapes With Manuals
Videos from ATSG with teardown, inspection and reassembly,
along with the special tools required. Includes repair manual.
Chrysler A-604 (H1TE)............................83-SGVT-19 ............$39.95
Chrysler A-500/518 .................................83-SGVT-20 ..............39.95
THM 4T60-E............................................83-SGVT-21 ..............39.95
THM 4L80-E............................................83-SGVT-22 ..............39.95
Ford AXODE ...........................................83-SGVT-23 ..............39.95
Ford AODE..............................................83-SGVT-24 ..............39.95
Ford E4OD..............................................83-SGVT-25 ..............39.95
FORD REFERENCE MANUAL
Compiled by Ford Motor Company Service Engineers covering disassembly,
theory, diagnosis, tools & hydraulic fluid circuits with hydraulics & mechanical
powerflow - all in heavy vinyl binders.
5R55W/S&N (2002-2003) ..................PTB 202..........$100.00
4F50N (2000-2004)............................PTB 402 .........$100.00
AX4N (1994-1999) .............................PTB 407..........$100.00
TorqShift 5R110W ’03-05 ..................PTB502 ..........$100.00
6R60 ..................................................PTB 601..........$100.00
AXODE/AX4S (1991-1999) ...............PTB 605..........$100.00
AODE/4R7OW (1992-1996) ..............PTB 606..........$100.00
E4OD (1994-1998).............................PTB 802..........$100.00
4R100 (1999-2000)............................PTB 904..........$100.00
4R/5RE (1995-2001)..........................PTB 905..........$100.00
Powertrain Product Guides ..............POB 501A..........$10.00
2002 Transmission Update Video Package
Includes 66-minute video, booklet, fluid usage chart & diagnosis
chart. Latest tips on diagnosis & repair ......PTB 205 ...............$30.00
ATSG Manuals on Mini CD-ROM
$28.00 each
GENERAL MOTORS
125C
125C Update Handbook
200C
200-4R
325-4L
350C
400
440-T4
440-T4 Update Handbook Vol. 1
440-T4 Update Handbook Vol. 11
700-R4 (82-86)
4L60 (700-R4 [87-93])
700-R4 Update Handbook
Saturn TAAT Transaxle
4T40-E Transaxle
4T60-E
4T65-E
4T65-E Update Handbook
4T80-E
4L30-E
4/5L40-E
4L60-E
4L60-E Update Handbook
4L80-E
Allison 1000/2000
6L80-E
4L60-E/4L80-E Code Book $75.00
CHRYSLER
A404-A670
A604 (41TE)
A604 (41TE) Update Handbook
A604/A606 (41TE/42LE) Diagnostic
Code Book (Also available in Spanish)
A606 (42LE)
A904/727
A500/518/618 (Hyd.Gov.)
AW4
A500SE (42RE)
AW30/80LE
42RE (Elect. Gov.)
45RFE
ACURA/HONDA
Acura Integra Computer
Acura Integra Hydraulic
Acura Legend Computer
Acura Legend Hydraulic
Acura Vigor
Honda 4-Speed (Carb) AS AK
Honda 4-Speed (F.I.) F4
Honda M6HA/BAXA
Honda 3 Shaft PX4B.APX4/MP1A
Domestic Check Ball (GM, Ford, Chrysler)
Import Check Ball Vol 2 (Acura, BMW, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi,
Spectrum, Sprint/Suzuki, SAAB, VW))
Import Check Ball Vol 3 $50.00
Freewheel (Freewheel & hold direction for all one-way clutch
devices & Domestic & Imports)(available in Spanish)
Pass Book (Pressures Application Solenoids Sensors)
Pass Book Domestic (A4LD, E40D, AODE, AXODE, F4EAT,
4L80-E, 4T60-E, Cadillac’s Star Cars)
Pass Book Import Vol. 2
Note: Other ATSG Manuals available upon request
FORD
4R100
4R100 Update Handbook
E4OD
E4OD Update Handbook
AXODE
C6
AOD
A4LD
A4LD Update Handbook
AODE
AXOD
AXOD Update Handbook
CD4E
4F20-E
F4EAT
5R110W (New)
4F27E (available in Spanish)
FOREIGN (OTHER)
ZF-4HP-22 BMW
JF506E (Isuzu)
JF506E Update Handbook
JR403E (Isuzu)
ZF-4HP-18 (Jeep/Eagle, SAAB)
SAAB TB 35-37
N4A-EL (Mazda,)
G4A-HL (Mazda,)
GF4A-EL (Mazda,)
KM-171(Mitsubishi)
KM-175 (Mitsubishi)
KM-177 (Mitsubishi)
F4A3/W4A3 (Mitsubishi)
F4A51 (Mitsubishi)
R4A51/V4A51 (Mitsubishi)
RL4FO2A (Nissan)
RL4FO3A-V (Nissan)
RE4FO2A (Nissan)
RE4FO4A/4F20E (Nissan)
RL4RO1A (Nissan)
RE4RO1A (Nissan)
TN35-TB37( SAAB)
Subaru 3-Speed
Subaru 4-Speed (4EAT)
A40 (Toyota)
A140 (Toyota)
A540-E (Toyota)
VW Passat 096
722.3.4 Mercedes
722.5 Mercedes 5-Speed
Subaru 3-Speed
Subaru 4-Speed
Technical Updates
FROM M D PUBLICATIONS, INC.
Transmission Tech/Talk....................$89.00 ............TTT-12
Transmission Tech/Talk monthly newsletter
with complaints, causes and corrections. Binder included.
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Available on VHS Video Tape or DVD
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75 minutes instruction, 2 videos & manual $150.00............LBT-82
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Getting Technical with your Tech 2
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Over 2 hrs. Instruction by Ron Bilyeu on how to make
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– 3 videotapes & manual $124.95......................LBT-59
Mercedes 722.6 Transmission
(1996-2003 4/6/8/12 Cylinder & Diesel) with instructor Wayne
Colonna, President, ATSG
1 hr. video & 72 page manual $125.00 ......................LBT 78
ATSG’s Insights
52 case studies of troubleshooting powertrain problems, right off
the ATSG tech line.
2 hrs. instruction, manual $150.00 ...................LBT-106
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Marketing for the Independent Repair Facility
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/4 hr. video, 1 manual, forms to customize
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Exhibitors
Additional Products: Custom website
design, E-newsletter program, social con-
nection marketing, logos and rebrand-
ing, coupon service
Ben Pearson/Division of Huth
Equipment
Booths 115, 117
260 Grant St./PO Box 270467,
Hartford, WI 53027, 870-540-7135
800-558-7808, fax: 262-673-9443,
www.huthbenders.com, mblasen-
[email protected]
New Products on Display: Rod
Bracket Bender for Ben Pearson benders
to produce muffler hangers from material
as large as
1
/
2
-inch-diameter round or
1
/
4
-inch x 1-inch flat; 3-inch segmented
ball joint; 3-inch smooth bending dies
Additional Products: Ben Pearson
MC59 pipe-bender with tooling pack-
age including 3-inch dies; square bend-
ing dies
Berger Chevrolet
Booth 104
2525 28th St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI
49512, 616-949-5200, 800-878-2121,
fax: 616-977-4353, www.bergerchevro-
let.com, [email protected]
New Products on Display:
Remanufactured transfer cases with 3-
year, 100,000-mile warranty on parts
and labor
Additional Products: GM remanufac-
tured transmissions
Bosal USA
Booth 506
14 Troy Hills Road, Whippany, NJ
07981, 973-428-9822, 800-631-7271,
fax: 973-428-8856, www.bosalna.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display:
Windscreens for convertibles, tow hitch-
es
Additional Products: Exhaust muf-
flers, resonators, pipes; catalytic convert-
ers; performance exhaust & tips; flex
pipes
Brown Recycling Mfg. Inc.
Booths 407, 409
1274 Gravel Ridge Road, Somerville,
AL 35670, 256-778-8992, 800-367-
9271, fax: 256-778-7445, www.brown-
recycling.com,
[email protected],
[email protected]
New Products on Display: Catalytic
converters that fit: 2007-08 Chevrolet
Colorado and GMC Canyon four-cylin-
der; 2007-08 Chevrolet Colorado and
GMC Canyon five-cylinder; 2006
Honda Civic 1.8; 2006 Chevrolet Aveo
1.6, 2006 Suzuki Forenza 2.0
Additional Products: A wide range
of hard-to-find catalytic converters
CanAmMex
Exhaust/Thunderbolt
Booth 224
1021 NE 27th Ave., Pompano Beach,
FL, 33062, 954-941-9109, fax 954-
941-6911, www.thunderboltperfor-
mance.com, [email protected]
New Products on Display: “Max”
catalytic converters (heavy load, maxi-
mum volume) and stainless performance
mufflers
Additional Products: Aluminized
mufflers, performance mufflers, universal
and direct-fit catalytic converters, flex
pipes, stainless tips and mufflers
Circle No. 12 on Reader Card Circle No. 3 on Reader Card
continued from page 47
February 2011 51
CATCO Catalytic Converters
Booths 415, 417
4410 W. 37th Ave., Hobart, IN
46342, 219-947-3744, 800-275-4872,
fax: 219-947-9443,
www.catcoglobal.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display:
Industrial catalytic converters
Additional Products: Diesel catalytic
converters, diesel particulate filters
(DPFs), California Pre-OBD-II catalytic
converters, California OBD-II catalytic
converters, oxygen sensors, gaskets,
flanges
Corteco
Booths 211, 310
11617 State Route 13, Milan, OH
44846, 419-499-2502, fax: 419-499-
2804, www.transtec.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display: The
industry’s only Automatic Transmissions
by Vehicle Guide with global applica-
tion data; Lip Wizard lip-seal installation
tool; TransTec
®
brand Toyota U660E
and Hyundai A5HF1 overhaul kits;
TransTec
®
brand heavy-duty steering kits
for TRW TAS series, Sheppard Model
M110, ZF Model 8014 and Sheppard
Model M100.
Additional Products: Automatic-trans-
mission overhaul kits for passenger cars
and light- to medium-duty trucks; power-
steering rack-and-pinion and steering-
gear kits
Dacco Transmission Parts
Booth 210
741 Dacco Drive, Cookeville, TN
38506, 931-528-7581, 800-443-2226,
931-528-9777, www.daccoinc.com,
[email protected]
Products on Display: Automatic-
transmission parts, standard-transmission
parts, torque converters
Davico Manufacturing Inc.
Booth 523
95 Brook St., New Bedford, MA
02746, 508-998-1150, 800-422-6046,
fax: 508-998-8749,
www.davicomfg.com,
[email protected]
Products on Display: Manifold and
direct-fit catalytic converters, prebent flex
pipes.
DCM-Tech Corp.
Booth 510
4455 Theurer Blvd., Winona, MN
55987, 507-452-4043, 800-533-5339,
fax: 507-452-7970, www.dcm-
tech.com, [email protected]
New Products on Display: DCM-
Tech 567100 Brake Rotor/Flywheel
Grinder
Delphi
Booth 203
5820 Delphi Drive, Troy, MI 48908,
248-813-2937, www.delphi.com/am,
[email protected]
Products on Display: Fuel and
engine management, training and diag-
nostics
Demandforce
Booth 419
22 4th St., 12th Floor, San Francisco,
CA 94103, 415-296-6820, 800-246-
9853, fax: 415-532-2800,
www.demandforce.com,
[email protected]
Services offered: Customer communi-
cation software
Circle No. 19 on Reader Card Circle No. 2 on Reader Card
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Exhibitors
Different Trend Inc.
Booths 511, 513
6935 Hermosa Circle, Los Angeles, CA
90620, 714-739-4618, 888-388-7363,
fax: 714-739-4679,
www.dtexhaust.com, dtsports@amerige-
heights.org
Products on Display: A full line of
stainless-steel universal mufflers and tips
for cars, SUVs and trucks; Flowsound
aluminized performance mufflers; Flow II
409 stainless-steel performance mufflers
Eastern Catalytic
Booth 301
2151 Cabot Blvd. West, Langhorne, PA
19047, 800-553-7199, fax: 215-702-
3606, www.easterncatalytic.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display: “Eco
CARB” universal and direct-fit California
compliant catalytic converters
Additional Products: Manifold,
direct-fit and universal catalytic convert-
ers; Eastern Eco Technology
Educational Seminars Institute
Booth 524
2222 Emmett Ave., Simi Valley, CA
93063, 805-526-3039, 866-526-3039,
fax: 805-526-3254,
www.esiseminars.com, esi@esisemi-
nars.com
New Services Available: Webinars
on CDs, phone consulting and coach-
ing, educational programs, rewards and
loyalty programs
Additional Services: Webinars on
CDs, loyalty and rewards programs,
coaching and consulting programs
ETE Reman
Booth 401
8155 N. 76th St., Milwaukee, WI
53223, 800-934-9479, fax: 414-586-
0778, www.etereman.com, www.rema-
nuniversity.com, showpower@etere-
man.com
New Products on Display: Reman
University information and program
details; latest product release informa-
tion & displays including CVT and CAN-
bus controlled transmissions; our own
SynthETEC multivehicle ATF
Additional Products:
Remanufactured transmissions and trans-
fer cases for domestic, foreign, high-per-
formance and exotic cars and trucks
Exedy Globalparts Corp.
Booths 214, 220
8601 S. Haggerty Road, Belleville, MI
48111, 734-397-3333, 800-346-6091,
fax: 734-397-7300,
www.exedyusa.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display: Wet fric-
tion clutch kits, latest OE wet friction
products
Additional Products: Separator
plates, clutch module assemblies, torque
converter friction discs, transmission
bands, dry friction
Farrow Fabricating/Super Toy
Products
Booth 107
506 S. Georgia, Jackson, MO 63755,
573-243-8963, 800-327-7691, fax:
573-243-8335, www.super-
toyschrometips.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display: Stainless
chrome tips
Additional Products: Chrome tips,
glasspacks, turbo pipes
FX Exhaust Solutions/Flangex
Manufacturing
Booth 101
PO Box 126, Niagara Falls, NY
14302, 519-753-0716, 877-753-0716,
fax: 519-753-0610,
www.fxexhaust.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display: New
converter pipe repair kits, OE-style
spring bolt kits, quick fix mini pipe
repair
Additional Products: MagnaFlow
catalytic converters, converter pipe
repair, pipe repair connector kits, turbo
mufflers
G-TEC Inc.
Booth 520
611 W. Kathryn, Nixa, MO 65714,
417-725-6400, 800-725-6499, fax:
417-725-3577, www.g-tec.com, g-
[email protected]
New Products on Display: Oberg
universal filter with checkable screens;
TTCH-7AR cooler line flusher; 8 new
puck-style flusher adapters; 6 new push-
in flusher adapters for Ford, Corvette,
Hummer, Dodge/Chrysler, Toyota/Lexus
and VW/Audi
Additional Products: Magnet
Handle, Porta Pump
Graphite Technology
Booth 307
8510 Torbram Road, Brampton, ON
L6Y 4X6, 905-487-1521, 877-896-
7091, fax: 905-487-1522,
www.graphitetech.net,
[email protected]
Products on Display: Seals, gaskets,
flanges, clamps, exhaust fittings, exhaust
systems, catalytic converters
Honeywell CPG/Bendix
Booth 125
234 E. Maple Road, Troy, MI 48084,
248-808-4551,
www.bendixbrakes.com,
www.fram.com, www.autolite.com,
www.prestone.com
New Products on Display: FRAM
Advantage filter program Extended
Guard oil filters; Autolite XP Xtreme
Performance spark plugs; Prestone all-
makes extended life coolant; Bendix
CT3 brake pads, Ceramic Quiet pads;
new packaging and content
Additional Products: Technical train-
ing resources
Hunter Engineering
Booth 410
11250 Hunter Drive, Bridgeton, MO
63044, 314-731-3020, 800-448-6848,
fax: 314-731-1776, www.hunter.com,
info`@hunter.com
Products on Display: Road Force
®
GSP9700; WinAlign Alignment System
with console mounted HawkEye Sensors
Huth Equipment – Huth/Ben
Pearson
Booths 115, 117
260 Grant St./PO Box 270467,
Hartford, WI 53027, 262-673-9440,
800-558-7808, fax: 262-673-9443,
www.huthbenders.com, mblasen-
[email protected], info@huthben-
ders.com
New Products on Display:
Controlled wrinkle radius dies for bend-
ing lighter-gauge tubing on Huth ben-
ders and for bending 304 stainless on
the 2600HD heavy-duty Huth bender;
Rod Bracket Bender for Ben Pearson
benders; segmented end-finishing tools
for making header connections using the
Mitey Mate hand-held expander and
Huth benders
Additional Products: Huth 2600HD
pipe-bending machine with tooling pack-
age including 3-inch dies; Ben Pearson
MC59 pipe bender with tooling pack-
age; Mitey Mate hand-held air-powered
expander; Rod Bracket Bender; perform-
ance exhaust collectors; square bending
dies
February 2011 53
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SLAUSON
TRANSMISSION
PARTS
Used, New & Rebuilt Hard Parts, Soft Parts,
Electrical Components & Flywheels
Phone Hours: Open 7:00 am to 5:00 pm/ PST
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IMCO/Maremont/Cherry
Bomb
Booths 400, 402
2400 Maremont Pkwy., Loudon, TN
37774, 865-458-4681, 800-882-6833,
fax: 865-458-7457,
www.cherrybomb.com
New Products on Display: Cherry
Bomb catalytic converters, IMCO XXL XL
converters, Cherry Bomb exhaust acces-
sories
Additional Products: Cherry Bomb
Performance, Cherry Bomb converters,
IMCO installer products
Indy Exhaust Products Inc.
Booth 406
3223 N. Shadeland Ave., Indianapolis,
IN 46179, 317-545-7473, 877-545-
7473, 317-545-7469, www.indyex-
haust.com, [email protected]
Products on Display: AP mufflers,
CATCO catalytic converters
Janco International
Booth 111
859 Robinwood Ct., Traverse City, MI
49684, 231-941-8000, 800-782-5872,
fax: 231-941-8088,
www.stocktrac.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display: Version
3.0 of Stocktrac Enterprise, with a new
profitability module to help shop owners
analyze their business for increased
profitability and streamline operations
Jones Exhaust Systems Inc.
Booth 306
PO Box 729, Adamsville, TN 38310,
731-632-1255, 800-525-9629, fax:
731-632-3058, www.jonesexhaust.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display: Jones
Turbo mufflers
Additional Products: Stainless tips,
chrome tips, diesel exhaust, mufflers,
exhaust hardware, flex pipe, glass-
packs, stamped X & Y pipes
LUBEGARD by International
Lubricants Inc.
Booth 311
7930 Occidental South, Seattle, WA
98108, 206-762-5343, 800-333-5823,
fax: 206-762-7989,
www.lubegard.com, [email protected]
New Products on Display:
Lubegard ATF Conversion & Refill Chart
(00132); Dr. Tranny Kooler Kleen Return
Line Chart (AL-105);
Additional Products: Lubegard ATF
Protectant (60902), HFM-ATF
Supplement (61910), M-V ATF
Supplement (62005), PLATINUM univer-
sal ATF Protectant (63010), Universal
CVT Fluid (67032), Automatic
Transmission Flush (95001), Gear Fluid
Supplement (30903), Power Steering
Fluid Protectant (20404), Power Steering
Flush (95040), Power Steering Fluid
(20910), Limited Slip Supplement
(31904), Bio-Tech Engine Oil Protectant
(30902, 30901), Engine Flush (95030),
Free-Eze (30990), Universal Lubricant
(19310), Premium Universal Lubricant
(61016), 2 Cycle Oil (12944, 12932),
Lube ’N Loosen All Purpose Lubricant
(61444), BIO-TAP Tapping Oil (31915),
Heavy Duty Cutting Oil (80901), ATF
Flush and Protect Combo Pack (98602),
Platinum Universal ATF Flush and Protect
Combo Pack (98010), Power Steering
Flush and Protect Combo Pack (98404),
Power Steering 2-Step Flush, Fill &
Protect System (97209), Engine Flush
and Protect Combo Pack (98901),
Power Shield Power Equipment Line,
Zero
®
All Purpose Lubricant (85200),
Marine Line; Dr. Tranny
®
Kooler Kleen
(19001), Assemblee Goo (Blue 19260
or Green 19250), Transmission
Assembly Treatment (19420), Instant
Shudder Fixx (19610), Power Kleen
(19101), Threadlocker Heavy
Strength/Red (13250); Kool-It Supreme
Coolant Treatment (96001), Radiator
Flush (95020), Electrolysis Indicator Tool
(96000), Evaporator & Heater Foam
Cleaner (96030); Pro II 9000 Complete
Fuel System Cleaner (2-can kit 72400,
3-can kit 72011), Intake/Combustion
Cleaning Tool (72000), Complete Air-
Intake Throttle Plate Cleaner (72111),
Complete Intake Valve & Combustion
Chamber Cleaner (72222), Complete
Fuel Injector & Total Fuel System Cleaner
(72402); Seal-E-Zee
®
Step 1 (19500 7-
oz & 19502 16-oz), Extreme Step 2
(19501), Application Cones (19600),
Starter Kit with Step 1, Step 2 & Set of
Cones (19222); Squeak Relief
®
Brake
Finishing Treatment (90201 11.25-oz &
90031 2-oz), Universal Brake Grease
(91010)
MagnaFlow Exhaust Products
Booths 225, 324
22961 Arroyo Vista, Rancho Santa
Margarita, CA 92688, 949-858-5900,
800-990-0905, fax: 949-858-3600,
www.magnaflow.com, jleddy@mag-
naflow.com
New Products on Display:
Glasspack mufflers, manifold catalytic
converters, off-road performance system,
new catalog
Motor Age Training
Booth 103
2501 Colorado Ave. #280, Santa
Monica, CA 90404, 310-857-7633,
fax: 310-943-1465,
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Exhibitors
www.passthease.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display: A9 DVD
training package (2-disc), A5 DVD train-
ing package (5-disc)
Nickson Industries Inc.
Booth 200
336 Woodford Ave., Plainville, CT
06062, 800-243-0126, fax: 860-747-
1678, www.nickson.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display:
Specialty tailpipe hangers, muffler bands
and new exhaust gaskets
Additional Products: A full, complete
line of all style muffler clamps, including
stainless steel and zinc plated; exhaust
flanges; exhaust flanges, gaskets and
OE-style spring kits; specialty flanges
and hangers; Clamp-A-Stud and flexible
joint-repair systems
Omnique
Booth 201
4800 Van Gordon St., Wheat Ridge,
CO 80033-2116, 866-435-2100, fax:
720-266-6953, www.omnique.com,
[email protected]
Products on Display: Omnique 4.0
shop management software
Parts & People
Booth 106
450 Lincoln St. Ste 110, Denver, CO
80203, 303-765-4664, 800-530-8557,
fax: 303-765-4650, www.partsandpeo-
ple.com, [email protected]
Products on Display: Newspapers
Power Plus Products Inc.
Booth 517
6410 W 74th St., Bedford Park, IL
60638, 773-788-9794, fax: 773-788-
9758, [email protected]
New Products on Display: New
driveshafts and components
Additional Products: 4x4 drive-
shafts, car & truck U-joints, driveshaft
components
Precision International
Booth 505
14 Todd Court Extension, Yaphank, NY
11980, 631-567-2000, 800-872-6649,
fax: 631-567-2640, www.transmis-
sionkits.com, jsollazzo@transmis-
sionkits.com
New Products on Display: Latest
overhaul kits for both domestic and for-
eign applications
INTERNATIONAL
Additional Products: Transfer case
kits
Quick Time Performance
Booth 503
23 Birch St. Bldg. A, Midland Park, NJ
07432, 201-444-0998, fax: 201-444-
0993, www.quicktimeperformance.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display: AR3
race muffler
Additional Products: Quick Time
electronic exhaust cutout
R.O. Writer/Progressive
Automotive Systems Inc.
Booth 121
1300 Arlington Heights Road, Itasca, IL
60143, 888-928-9769, fax: 630-438-
8001, www.rowriter.com,
[email protected]
Products on Display: R.O. Writer
Shop Management Software for automo-
tive-repair and tire shops; Express, a
touch-screen kiosk software for the quick-
lube industry that works with Pro;
Central Service, enhanced Web-based
multi-store reporting
Racing Industries
Booth 302
901 Scott Ave, Calverton, NY 11933-
3033, 631-905-0100, fax: 631-905-
0105, www.racingindustries.com
New Products on Display:
California-standard catalytic converters
for cars with more-complex OBDII sys-
tems
Additional Products: OBDII catalytic
converters, glasspacks, flex pipes,
exhaust hardware, stainless-steel mufflers
and tips
ROL/Marwil Exhaust
Booth 501
62 Elm St., Fort Loramie, OH 45845,
937-295-3651, 800-837-8116, fax:
937-295-2835, www.rolmfg.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display: Steel
flanges, exhaust gaskets, flex and flange
assemblies, exhaust manifold gaskets,
universal hanger
Additional Products: Molded rubber,
adapters and connectors, flange mount-
ing kits, muffler clamps, band clamps,
tube clamps, V-band clamps, muffler
straps, formed wire products
Rostra Precision Controls
Booth 429
2519 Dana Drive, Laurinburg, NC
28352, 910-291-2500, 800-782-3379,
fax: 910-276-1354, www.rostratrans-
mission.com, [email protected]
New Products on Display: Aisin
Warner AW 55-50, TF80, TF60 linear
solenoids; Honda pressure switches &
solenoids; late-model Toyota transmis-
sion electronics
Additional Products: Solenoids, sen-
sors, switches, wire harnesses, general
automatic-transmission electronics
RTI Technologies Inc.
Booth 403
10 Innovation Drive, York, PA 17402,
717-840-0678, 800-468-2321, fax:
717-755-8304, www.rtitech.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display:
ArcticPRO RHS980H A/C service
machine – hybrid approved; NitroPRO
NTF-230 four-tire nitrogen inflation sys-
tem
Additional Products: FluidPRO ATX-3
automatic transmission fluid exchanger
Service Sales Concepts Inc.
Booth 110
333 Mamaroneck Ave. #445, White
Plains, NY 10605, 914-683-1633,
800-451-2872, fax: 914-683-1563,
www.terrygrreenhut.com,
[email protected]
Products on Display: DVD video
series and CD audio series – How to
Sell Automotive Service & Repair; book
– How to Market & Sell Automotive &
Transmission Service & Repair
SuperFlow Technologies
Group
Booth 500
4060 Dixon St., Des Moines, IA 50313,
515-254-1654, 888-442-5546, fax:
515-254-1656, www.superflow.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display:
SuperShifter Pro software-based transmis-
sion shift module for use with transmis-
sion dynamometers, valve-body testers
and solenoid testers and as a stand-
alone unit
Additional Products: SuperShifter
handheld transmission shifter & tester;
SolX solenoid tester & flusher
Tenneco Inc.
Booth 425
1 International Drive, Monroe, MI
48161, 734-243-8000, fax: 734-384-
7572, www.tenneco.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display:
DynoMax
®
stainless steel pipe kit
exhaust system, 88344; DynoMax VT
Muffler Installer Kit, 88346, for 2004-
08 Dodge Ram, 2004-10 Ford F-Series,
2004-10 Chevrolet/GMC pickups;
DynoMax VT Universal Mufflers –
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17963, 17962, 17949; Rancho
QuickLift Loaded, pre-assembled with
coil spring and upper mount
Additional Products: DynoMax –
Ultra-Flo welded stainless steel muffler,
VT drone-free stainless steel muffler,
Ultra-Flo “X” stainless steel muffler, Super
Turbo muffler, Race Bullet muffler, Race
Collector muffler, stainless steel systems
Tenneco/Walker Exhaust
Booth 425
1 International Drive, Monroe, MI
48161, 734-243-8000, fax: 734-384-
7572, www.walkerexhaust.com,
[email protected]
New Products on Display: Walker
Quiet-Flow SS muffler, 53754, for 2008-
10 Honda Accord 2.4L 4-cylinder;
Walker Ultra Converter, 16436, for
2008-10 Honda Accord 2.4L 4-cylinder;
Walker Cal Cat manifold converter
(CARB compliant) for 2001-05 Honda
Civic 1.7L
Additional Products: Walker –
Quiet-Flow SS muffler, Cal Cat convert-
er, Ultra converter, SoundFX muffler
Transmission Digest
Booths 120, 122
PO Box 2210, Springfield, MO 65801-
2210, 417-866-3917, 800-274-7890,
fax: 417-866-2781, www.transmis-
siondigest.com
Products on Display: Recent copies
of Transmission Digest magazine and
Transmission Tech/Talk newsletter
Transtar Industries
Booth 300
7350 Young Drive, Cleveland, OH
44146-5390, 440-232-5100, 800-
TRANSTAR (872-7827),
www.transtar1.com, [email protected]
New Products on Display:
Automatic transmission unit, CRX70;
Recon torque converters; hub and wheel
bearings
Additional Products: Standard trans-
mission components, Allison compo-
nents, automatic transmission rebuilder
kits
UltraFit Manufacturing
Booth 100
1840 Courtney Park Drive E,
Mississauga, ON L5T 1W1, 905-795-
D I G E S T
®
The Automotive Powertrain Industry Journal
0344, 888-340-5643, 905-795-0346,
www.ultrafitmanufacturing.com,
[email protected]
Products on Display: Exhaust pipes,
repair pipe, spun converters
Additional Products: Mufflers, flex
connectors, front flex pipes
Undercar Digest
Booths 116, 118
PO Box 2210, Springfield, MO 65801-
2210, 417-866-3917, 800-274-7890,
fax: 417-866-2781, www.undercardi-
gest.com
Products on Display: Recent copies
of Undercar Digest magazine, and
Brake Tech/Talk and Alignment
Tech/Talk newsletters
Valve Body Pro
Booth 502
16870 Joleen Way, Suite 4, Morgan
Hill, CA 95037-4608, 408-778-2161,
877-611-7767, fax: 408-852-3502,
www.valvebodypros.com, valve-
[email protected]
New Products on Display: Solenoid
repair kits for AW units
Additional Products: Valve bodies
Whatever It Takes
Booth 303
4282 E. Bluelick Road, Louisville, KY
40229, 502-955-6035, 800-940-0197,
fax: 502-955-6077, www.wittrans.com,
[email protected]
Products on Display: Automatic and
standard transmission parts, tools and
supplies
XRF (USA) Inc.
Booth 112
4950 Wills Drive, Kimball, MI 48074,
810-388-1410, 877-674-4030, fax:
810-388-1430, www.xrfchassis.com,
[email protected]
Products on Display: Ball joints, tie-
rod ends, idler arms, pitman arms, drag
links, control arms, sway-bar links, strut
mounts
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4L60-E Performance
Pack is the New Favorite
The Sonnax 4L60-E Performance Pack,
HP-4L60E-01, combines innovative
HD/performance calibration with tried and
true Sonnax components that result in
“shifts with character.” Shops and vehicle
owners familiar with competitors’ kits use
the Sonnax Performance Pack because it
gives them firmer shifts under load with-
out sacrificing low-speed drivability. It is
the perfect combination for customers
with late-model vehicles. From a polished
Corvette, to a hard working truck, this kit
covers all the bases, providing strength,
durability and good manners.
When more extreme levels of perform-
ance are needed, use this kit as a founda-
tion, then build up by adding Sonnax 2nd
and 4th gear servos (purchased separate-
ly) and select from the many new and
existing Sonnax parts to build bulletproof
units with ground pounding performance.
With the Sonnax 4L60-E Performance
Pack you get 3 ultra-reliable, patented
Pinless Accumulators; a larger Boost
Valve; stronger Pressure Regulator and
Pump Slide Springs for faster line
pressure increase and higher overall line
pressure; improved Servo Springs and
Seals for consistent shifts and an end to
troublesome cross leaks; patented 3rd
Accumulator Checkvalve that gets the 2-3
shift right the first time, every time;
innovative 1-2 Accumulator and valve
body calibration that firm up shifts without
nuisance “bang” shifts. Try one today; you
will not be disappointed.
800-843-2600 • 802-463-9722
www.sonnax.com
56 Transmission Digest
Mobile Hybrid-Repair Training
Automotive Career Development Center (ACDC) is
offering hybrid-repair training in numerous locations
around the country this year. CEO Craig Van Batenburg,
who has been teaching hybrid technology in classrooms
for more than 10
years, is conducting
classes in hosting
shops. Although this
is an advanced class,
beginners are
welcome. Each
student will receive a
free copy of the ACDC
Hybrid Technology
and Service book,
a $139 value, the
company said.
Hyundai/Kia Overhaul Kits
Corteco has introduced two new TransTec
®
overhaul kits
for 5-speed transmissions used both domestically and
abroad in numer-
ous Hyundai and
Kia vehicles in
model years
2005-2011. Both
kits contain all the
necessary sealing
components for
the units, the
company said.
Kit number 2548
is for the A5HF1,
and kit number
2556 is for the
A5GF1.
O-ringed End Plugs for ZF 6-Speeds
Circuit leakage from end plugs often causes soft or incon-
sistent shifts in ZF 6HP19/26/32 and Ford 6R60 transmis-
sions. Valves, springs and pressurized fluid acting on these
plugs cause them to deform or wear, creating leakage. To
stop leakage and prevent wear, Sonnax O-ringed end-plug
kit 95740-19K includes six large (17mm) and six small
(13mm) end plugs and O-rings to service the entire valve
body. Kit 95740-25K
contains four small
(12mm) double-head-
ed internal end plugs
and O-rings to restore
the critical separation
and seal between valve
line-ups and solenoids
in all four locations,
the company said.
2011 Parts Catalog
A & Reds’ new 2011 Automatic Transmission Parts Catalog
is now available. The five-volume set is indexed by make
and model, making it easy to use, the company said. The
catalog is available in
both book and CD
forms.
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Lifting-Point Guide
The Automotive Lift Institute’s 2011 edition of “Vehicle
Lifting Points for Frame
Engaging Lifts” is now
available. The updated
guide is a quick-reference
single-source manual for
lifting-point information
as recommended by the
vehicle manufacturers,
the organization said.
The 60-page guide for
domestic and import
cars and light trucks uses
more than 200 undercar-
riage images to cover the
most-recent 20 model
years.
Seal-Installation Sub-Kit
Adapt-A-Case has introduced its new Seal Buddy
#T-0069SR for front seals in domestic rear-wheel-drive
automatics. Intended for use as a sub-kit of the original
Seal Buddy, it includes five
driver heads milled from
aluminum and one short
driver handle from steel.
The handle is designed for
use with a
1
⁄
2
-inch socket
extension for on-bench
installations or for in-car
axle-seal installations. The
two kits together enable you
to service front seals of the
vast majority of domestic,
rear-wheel-drive automatics,
the company said.
GM 6L80 Intermediate Shaft
TCS has responded to customer requests for a solution
to the high failure rate of the 6L80 intermediate-shaft
assembly (4-5-6 clutch hub and shaft) in high-horsepower
or heavy-duty applications. TCS has addressed all the
failure-prone areas with a billet input shaft made from
300M and a billet 4140 HTSR steel clutch hub with an 82%
increase in the drive contact area between the hub and
shaft, the
company said.
The assembly
is supplied with
a heavy-duty
Torrington
bearing with
50% more
bearing
surface.
New Kit Packaging
TransTec
®
-brand transmission gasket and overhaul kits
are now offered in new packaging with contemporary
graphics that feature the TransTec logo emblazoned on the
front. Transmission professionals will recognize the
familiar gold and black
colors associated with
the TransTec brand,
and easy-to-identify
kit contents labeled on
the front white panel,
the company said.
TransTec kits,
produced by Corteco,
include value-added
features like clearly
labeled sub-packs and
technical information.
RE5R05A Converter Friction Clutch Plate
Tri Component has introduced a converter friction clutch
plate, part number JX-23-34, for the Jatco RE5R05A. The
plate incorporates true segmentation to overcome
premature wear, and
its friction material
Kevlar
®
outlasts OE
and replacements, the
company said. Tri’s
USA-based engineer-
ing and manufacturing
enable it to provide the
segmented design and
advanced material at
competitive pricing.
Also offered are the
related bearings and
seals.
Parts Cleaner
The new Oil Eater 45-gallon water-based parts cleaner
features a thermostat preset to deliver an optimal cleaning
temperature of 110° F, which
enhances cleaning effective-
ness and minimizes liquid
waste. 1,000-watt heaters
shorten heat-up time, and the
filter system keeps the station
clean, prolonging fluid life. The
unit is made of heavy-duty
industrial-grade high-density
polyethylene plastic for long
and trouble-free operation, the
company said. The unit also is
available in a 19-gallon version
with identical features.
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58 Transmission Digest
ZF Develops 9-Speed Automatic
for Front-Drive Passenger Cars
ZF has developed the
world’s first nine-speed au-
tomatic transmission for ve-
hicles equipped with a
transversely mounted en-
gine. It will be built in a
new, state-of-the-art manu-
facturing facility near
Greenville, S.C.
Compared with conven-
tional six-speed automatics
for front-drive platforms,
ZF’s new nine-speed en-
hances driving perform-
ance and fuel economy,
said Hans-Georg Härter, president and CEO. “ZF’s
new nine-speed enables significant fuel-economy im-
provements and delivers excellent performance char-
acteristics for front-wheel-drive vehicles,” he said.
An advanced shock-absorber system in the torque
converter, for example, allows rapid lockup of the
converter clutch, enabling greater fuel economy and
lower carbon-dioxide emissions.
Similar to ZF’s eight-speed automatic used in rear-
drive platforms, the nine-speed delivers extremely
short response and shifting times that are below the
threshold of perception, so that double shifts and di-
rect multiple gearshifts occur without the driver or
passenger noticing.
Sophisticated electronic controls select the right
gear for the driving conditions, eliminating unneces-
sary “stepping” – or constant shifting.
Raybestos Expands Distribution
of OE Torque-Converter Wafers
Beginning March 17,
Raybestos Powertrain’s OE
Torque Converter Wafer
products will be available to
qualified torque-converter
rebuilders directly from the
manufacturer.
“These are the same high-
quality products and the
same service you have come
to rely on Raybestos Powertrain for,” said Al Avila,
vice president of sales and marketing.
Wafers are available in five materials – tan,
Kevlar
®
, High Carbon, PowerTorque™ and SW
Carbon™ – for use in a range of torque-converter ap-
plications:
• Tan, containing cellulose fibers and a special blend
of resins, matches most OE specifications.
• High-energy Kevlar handles the added stress of
clutch damping on electronically controlled trans-
missions that would cause ordinary friction paper
to glaze or burn, provides smooth engagements
and prevents shudder during modulated TCC
lockup.
• High Carbon is a carbon-impregnated material that
withstands temperatures above the typical Kevlar
and is an optimum replacement for PWM-con-
trolled systems.
• PowerTorque™ was developed by Raybestos
Powertrain to solve flaking and wear in diesel and
other heavy-duty applications.
• SW Carbon™, developed to meet GM’s carbon-ma-
terial specs, resists high heat and wear; provides
smooth, efficient performance; and lasts longer.
Sonnax Industries Forms
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Sonnax Industries has formed an Employee Stock
Ownership Plan (ESOP). In an ESOP, the company
sets up a trust fund that owns shares of company
stock.
In the case of Sonnax, the trust will own 100% of
the company stock, with shares allocated to individ-
ual employee accounts. As employees accumulate
seniority with the company, they acquire increased
vesting in those shares.
“Since Rick Fritz and I acquired
Sonnax in 2005, the company has
grown tremendously and Sonnax
has become a more-valuable suppli-
er to the markets we serve,” said
Tommy Harmon, Sonnax president
and CEO. “The ESOP is the ultimate
way to reward our employees for
their contributions to the success of
Sonnax. From now on when customers, suppliers or
other stakeholders are interacting with Sonnax per-
sonnel, they will be dealing with an owner.
“The overriding benefit of the ESOP is that it al-
lows employees to participate in the growth and suc-
cess of the company. Additionally, the ESOP should
be instrumental to Sonnax in attracting and retaining
the best talent in our industry.”
Harmon will continue as CEO, and he and Fritz
will remain on the board of directors. The existing
management team will remain in place, and the com-
pany is committed to remaining in Vermont, where it
will continue as a significant employer in the Bellows
Falls area.
TD
Tommy Harmon
ZF’s nine-speed automat-
ic transmission for front-
drive vehicles is sched-
uled to begin production
next year.
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SuperFlow Ending Production of TranX 2000
SuperFlow Technologies Group is ending production of the TranX 2000 transmission
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