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Why you should empty the master cylinder before bleeding brakes (VIDEO)
Removing old fluid from a vehicle’s braking system can be a time-consuming chore, but it doesn’t need to be.
Check Out This Hacky Diag Tool
Why build what you can buy inexpensively?
Are You Adding Engine Oil the Wrong Way? (VIDEO)
Think you know how to pour oil out of a jug? Are you sure about that? Lemmy and Nick talk about the best oil pour techniques to avoid making a mess.
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When a Voltmeter Isn’t Enough (Video)
Many high-end scan tools come with a capable digital storage oscilloscope. Time to put that tool to work.
Shop Profile: DeLorean Midwest
A Midwest mecca that offers services, sales, parts, and restorations—but only for DeLoreans.
Watch this video on the four stages of grief for mechanics
A Facebook reel that applies a psychological model to wrenching.
The first step I now take in vehicle diagnostics
I’m a slow learner. Don’t be like me.
PSA: Stop throwing away brake rotor screws
They’re real important for two separate reasons.
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Are You Properly Checking Hub Bearings For Wear? (VIDEO)
Pete Meier explains how a dial indicator is necessary for a true wear check.
Best of Shop Press 2024
Let’s recap the best of this year!
Fronting & facing and staging orders: the fast track to the wholesale parts counter
Putting up freight and pulling orders is more than busywork. It’s tuition.
Watch how magnetizer/demagnetizer tools work in this excellent video
Demagnetizers demystified.
Tool review: Klein 3255 bull pin
You can’t beat it. Well, actually, you can.
VIDEOS
Pulse width modulation and automotive lighting
Once the most basic of circuits, the humble lamp has also progressed.
Top tips for car and truck fleet maintenance: what repair shops need to know (VIDEO)
Ready to grow your shop’s business with fleet maintenance, service and repairs?
Another specialty punch
There are many types of punches. There’s a reason for that.