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Using voltage to locate electrical faults
Understanding how voltage is used in an electrical circuit can help your troubleshooting.
How do you handle billing shop supplies?
You ARE accounting for them, right?
Fixing cracked plastic parts with a hot staple tool (VIDEO)
When plastic parts break, sometimes replacements can be prohibitively expensive or hard to find. Learn how to use a hot staple tool to salvage broken plastics for auto repairs and other projects.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
How stop drilling can help to save cracked parts (VIDEO)
Learn how stop drilling can help to prevent cracks from propagating with a little know-how and a drill.
Tool Review: FNIRSI DSO152 Oscilloscope
Lemmy tries out the cheapest lab scope available on Amazon.
Making custom coiled wire is easier than you think (VIDEO)
Coiled wire is a smart idea for adding service loops or mechanical strain relief on automotive electrical jobs or other projects.
New techs: hang in there. An old transmission pan mystery exemplifies the difficulties of being a mechanic
What do you do when a part isn’t in an IPD/fiche?
Choosing the right brake fluid
Just because it says “DOT 4” on the bottle doesn’t mean it’s the correct DOT 4 for the vehicle.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
Five ways repair shops can address the rising costs of car ownership
The struggle is real for many of your customers.
ICYMI: Secondary hood prop positions
Props to second place, too.
Automotive terms that differ in other English-speaking countries
Are they C-clamps or G-clamps?
LT-series vs. P-series tires
The truck and SUV have never been more prolific than they are today. Learn when to sell each type of these tires.
If you have a soldering iron, you need a solder sucker (VIDEO)
Removing old solder is a crucial part of preparing a component for a new soldered connection, and a desolder pump (often called a solder sucker) is the ideal tool for the job.
VIDEOS
The very best way to remove grease from auto upholstery
This surefire solution really stinks.
Airbag direction – ASE practice questions (VIDEO)
When placing an airbag on a workbench, which is the safest direction for it to face? We have the answer.
A different type of timed event: the Bobby Bosch Relay Race
Your daily work is also a cruel automotive penalty.