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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.
Efficiency is the Name of the Game
Four proven ways to run a tighter ship at your shop.
Misfire Cause–ASE Practice Questions (VIDEO)
Technician A is diagnosing a misfire. He states that a misfire is caused by a fault in the ignition system and that new plugs and coils will repair the problem. Technician B says that a misfire is detected when the ECM detects a variation in crankshaft speed.
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Cabin Filters – ASE Practice Question (VIDEO)
Technician A says cabin air filters protect occupants from 200+ contaminants, while Technician B says they protect the evaporator core from blower motor particles.
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.
Are you servicing your car’s oil correctly?
It might be time to rethink oil changes.
No bead seating tank? No problem!
There’s two ways to use tire mounting compound.
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For Over 50 Years, France Required Yellow Headlights … Until Science Disagreed
An attempt at improving driver safety might not have worked as intended, but it sure gave a distinctive look.
“Hot Rod Magazine: 75 Years” book review
The celebration of a magazine that was, for some, where their love of working on cars began.
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.
VIDEOS
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.
Inside Global (Generic) OBD-II
You don’t need an expensive scan tool to diagnose the cause of an illuminated check engine light.