Crank fasteners are often a real pain to remove. Mechanics with expensive impact wrenches and large breaker bars struggle to remove them—but there’s a better way.
Smartphones, laptops, and computers are normally cleared of all data before selling or discarding to protect personal information.
How many times have you seen a hub dust cap with ugly dents from a sloppy installation? A dust cap tool is a handy tool for installing caps on customer vehicles without damaging the cap’s appearance.
Do your customers know the benefits of magnetic oil drain plugs? Swap out their standard drain plugs to help protect against unnecessary engine damage.
Auto care news and advice you can use.
The celebration of a magazine that was, for some, where their love of working on cars began.
Proper tooling and techniques are critical to repairing threads—and if you’re a mechanic, neither are marketed well to you.
DIFM customers just won’t purchase this common underhood part.
Think you know your dash lights? Shop Press contributors Keith, Miriam, Chris, and Greaser try their best to identify all kinds of lights, symbols, and indicators.
Supplement your shop’s oxyacetylene torch with alternatives.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
Do you have a toolbox ready to go for repairs on the road? What do you keep in it?
If you’re a budding technician, a few of these pointers might help ya during front end work.
We assembled a list of common and confusing advice, then asked the gang to weigh in on some very questionable practices.
Set yourself up for success with high intensity discharge lighting systems.
There are a lot of ways to approach the business of servicing the car in front of you. Which one is king?
Each line item confirms it—cheating doesn’t pay.
Ford made a V-8 engine affordable to the mass market consumer for the first time.
Working on some battery cables or custom ground straps? A proper tool like Dorman’s 90707 heavy lug crimper has you covered.
