GEARS TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOR THE TRANSMISSION REBUILDING INDUSTRY

MAY/JUNE 2010

PHONE (805) 604-2000 FAX (805) 604-2006

Chief Executive Officer

Dennis Madden

Managing Editor Rodger Bland Technical Director Advertising

Senior Designer Circulation

Lance Wiggins Frank Pasley

Jeanette Troub Richard Hurley

Contributing Editors: Steve Bodofsky Paul Mathewson Thom Tschetter Wayne Russell Dave Skora Bob Cooper

ATRA Technical Staff: Bill Brayton

Mike Brown Steve Garrett Pete Huscher Mike Souza

Randall Schroeder

Director of Membership & IT Svc Kelly Hilmer Seminars & Convention Manager Vanessa Velasquez Bookstore Manager

Shaun Velasquez

The views expressed in this publication should not necessarily be interpreted

as the official policy of the Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association (ATRA). Publication of product information or any advertising does not imply recommenda- tion by ATRA.

GEARS™, a publication of ATRA, 2400 Latigo Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93030, is published for the betterment of the transmission industry and is distributed nine times per year. No part of this issue may be reproduced without prior written permission of the publisher. GEARS is distributed to members of the transmis- sion industry in the United States, Canada, ATRA Members in Mexico & Europe, and related automotive industry firms and individually. Send changes of address to GEARS in care of ATRA. Subscriptions are available by contacting GEARS in care of ATRA.

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Issue #148 Printed in U.S.A. Copyright ATRA 2010

Be sure to check out the

ATRA Powertrain Expo event, Page 13.. Presented in San Antonio for 2010!

DEPARTMENTS

2 FROM ThE CEO: …Start with Your Associations

— by Dennis Madden

74 ATRA News 77 Powertrain Industry News 82 Shoppers and Classified 88 ATRA Seminars 88 List of Advertisers

Introducing the 6-Speed 6F35 Transmission Page 40

Acura’s SH-AWD System: AWD Performance Leader Page 52

The NV233 Communication Problems Page 34

SPECIAL INTEREST & TECHNICAL

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Meet the 68RFE — by The ATRA Technical Department

Flashed or Not Flashed, That’s the Question — by Mike Souza

13 ATRA's Powertrain EXPO 2010 34 The NV233 Communication Problems: Seriously, Just Talk to Me

— by The ATRA Technical Department

40 Introducing the 6-Speed 6F35 Transmission — by Dave Skora

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Bridging the Great Divide — by Paul Mathewson Don't Wait Till it's too Late! — by Paul Mathewson

52 KEEP ThOSE TRANNIES ROLLING: Acura’s Sh-AWD System: AWD Performance Leader — by Pete Huscher

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Diagnosing Chrysler PCI Communications — by Wayne Russell

66 MAKING IT WORK: Zack Evans: Zack’s Transmission and 4X4 LLC, Longmont, Colorado — by Rodger Bland

68 WhAT'S WORKING: It’s in Your hands — by Dennis Madden

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