If you’re still using torque sticks and impact power to install lug nuts and lug bolts, it’s time to reconsider.
Why Wheel Fastener Torque Matters More Than You Think (VIDEO)
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Book review: “Car: A Drama of the American Workplace”
We’ve all taken a step back from a vehicle, groaned, and asked why-oh-why did they do it like this. Car: A Drama of the American Workplace helps answer that question. Mary Walton, the author, was embedded within Ford with what appears to me to have been excellent...
Spoiler alert: Manual transmissions are not ‘100% useless’ as claimed
In the course of creating automotive content, one also must consume some amount of car content, and an article that was published recently made me rub my temples. If you’re curious, this piece is the one that’s got me in a snit. So you don’t have to...
What it’s like being a new tech in 2022 (VIDEO)
What it’s like being a new tech in 2022 (VIDEO) Description Torque specs. Electronics diagnostics. Foreign automobiles. 12V electrical systems. TPMS sensors. Disc brakes. 0W16 oil. All of the aforementioned technologies were changes that occurred in the...
It’s time to stop salting the roads
I was just thinking today that my “fun vehicle” window is closing soon; this is the period of the year where I’ll drive or ride anything I own. Old vehicles don’t stand a chance in the salt belt. Anyone I know who has anything nice keeps it far away from...
Hacker plays “Doom” on farm tractor to raise awareness of right to repair
For those who are unaware, hacking technology to run the legendary ‘90s first-person shooter video game “Doom” has been a trend for a while now. Since technology has advanced so much in the last three decades, the size of the original 1993 “Doom” is so small in...