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The Other Way to Use a File that Many Mechanics Don’t Know (VIDEO)
Need a smooth finish on a part you’re cleaning up with a file? Lemmy shows how draw filing can achieve a clean result with a totally different method of holding a traditional file.
Commercials That Make Technicians and Dealers the Stars of the Show
Here are some outlandish—and not so outlandish—examples of mechanic and dealership TV commercials.
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.
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Colin Chapman: The Philosopher of Motion (Part 2)
This British engineer changed racing forever by making cars lighter, not more powerful.
Easy trick to transfer gear oil with a simple length of hose (VIDEO)
A fluid transfer pump is the cleanest and easiest way to fill a differential, transmission or transfer case with its necessary fluid.
Bitten by a misfire
Formal education teaches you theory and the real world teaches you the rest.
Beyond the basics: best tools for auto repair DIYers and technicians (VIDEO)
The right tools will expand your capabilities and help you to tackle more advanced jobs, but it’s not always easy to know where to start.
“Can you drive a stick?”
It’s been asked of every new mechanic for more than a century. Does it matter in 2025?
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Should You Charge More When Dealing with Tire Sealant? (VIDEO)
Learn why it’s not a bad idea to charge a little more for the hassle.
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.
Rules of the torque wrench, explained
A helpful video investigation of proper (and improper) torque wrench techniques and habits.
VIDEOS
Basic Brake Fluid Testers Are Far More Sophisticated Than You’d Expect
Peering inside the inner workings of a deceptively complex tool
Why We Take the Negative Battery Cable off First and Put It on Last (VIDEO)
Lemmy explains why this basic task always comes before removing the positive cable to help you understand the theory behind the practice.
Stress Test Vehicle Grounds
Resistance is futile.