When placing an airbag on a workbench, which is the safest direction for it to face? We have the answer.
Airbag direction – ASE practice questions (VIDEO)
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Rules of the torque wrench, explained
A helpful video investigation of proper (and improper) torque wrench techniques and habits.
The cars of Stephen King stories: books and film adaptations
It’s much more than just Christine.
Shop Profile: Top Auto Center
Just when you thought The Golden Rule was out of style, this independent repair shop and used car sales center proves otherwise.
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CDK Global Outage: The Aftermath.
How one dealership stayed open through the uncertainty of a cyberattack.
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.
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.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
Store stuff in your glove box? Thank automobile pioneer Dorothy Levitt (VIDEO)
Ever wonder why virtually all cars and trucks have glove boxes? A visionary woman and her little book about driving changed in-vehicle storage over a hundred years ago.
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.
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?
VIDEOS
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.