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Mechanics React: Dorman techs respond to crazy Reddit questions (VIDEO)
Nick and Lemmy again try their darnedest at hip-shooting responses to Reddit questions.
Five different types of service techs everyone knows, based on how they manage their tools
Every mechanic manages their tool box differently, but these recurring characters seem to be in nearly every garage.
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California predicts zero-emission vehicles could eliminate 1 out of 7 auto repair jobs [Updated]
New analysis into proposed rule changes offers some thinking into the future of the auto repair industry if all new vehicles move to ZEVs.
SHOP STUFF
Auto care news and advice you can use.
What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen in a vehicle?
Every tech has a story. What’s yours?
Want to get kids interested in trades? Start with their school science fair.
To inspire the next generation of service technicians and tradespeople, start by getting their hands off their phones and onto building something cool.
This guide to being a mechanic-saboteur could teach you to be a better tech
The CIA’s Simple Sabotage Field Manual can help mechanics both frustrate the enemy and think about being more effective in the shop.
7 things in Car Mechanic Simulator that will make a real mechanic’s eyes roll
How accurate is Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 to being a real mechanic? Let’s just say, not really, as any real mechanic can tell you.
Detroit geology: all about Fordite, an automotive gemstone
It looks and sounds like a semi-precious stone, but it’s not. Fordite is a cool byproduct of the car manufacturing process.
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SHOP STUFF
Auto care news and advice you can use.
How accurately can you torque a fastener? (VIDEO)
Torquing accurately without a torque wrench is harder than it sounds, as you can see we learned in this contest in the Dorman Proving Grounds.
One guy designed the 20th century’s sexiest cars, logos and kitchen appliances
For his contributions to the look of early- to mid-20th century America, Raymond Loewy should be just as renowned as Frank Lloyd Wright and Carroll Shelby.
Can ICE vehicles be outlawed?
If gas vehicles are outlawed, will only outlaws have gas-powered vehicles?
You don’t need a moonroof, either.
A hole in your vehicle’s roof, no matter what you call it, is a great way to introduce new problems and complexities to the automobile.
What the first federal right-to-repair law could mean for auto service shops
If passed, the proposed REPAIR Act in U.S. Congress would give vehicle owners and independent repair services full access to vehicle data, parts, and more.
VIDEOS
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Are stainless cars (finally) having their moment?
Rust-resisting stainless steel cars are back. Will they have better success than their predecessors?
Don’t do dangerous stuff: a reminder to be safe in the shop
I was raised in times and places where it was considered a mark of pride to get the job done, no matter the risk to your own body. That, friends, is bunk.
The fastest way to remove valves from a cylinder head (VIDEO)
In my salvage yard days, I learned a trick I still use today that’s the fastest method in the world, hands down.