Before you toss those zip tie scraps in the trash, consider saving them for plastic repair jobs. In many cases, the plastic used in zip ties will bond with common automotive plastics with the help of a soldering iron.
A set of tires is expensive. Make it special.
Step up your repair game with sensible choices.
You can’t sell what you don’t understand.
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They may look simple, but these little toggles can enable powerful electronic versatility.
It isn’t the “registration and insurance card box,” after all.
What do you check during drum brake service?
These simple tools can be worth their weight in gold if you know how to use ‘em.
Any auto repair shop worth its salt has at least one welding rig to handle all kinds of jobs.
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When it comes to threaded items, wrong is right. Or is it left?
What causes brake noise?
Many vehicles today have made the switch to DC brushless fuel pumps. They don’t work like the older brush-type pumps do.
Almost every vehicle on the road has a longer wiper blade on the driver side. On older vehicles, you’ll also see two of the same size wipers working together. But can you think of any models that have the longer wiper blade on the passenger side?
Let’s review some of the icons and oddballs we’ve featured here so far.
Just when you thought The Golden Rule was out of style, this independent repair shop and used car sales center proves otherwise.
It might be time to rethink oil changes.
There’s two ways to use tire mounting compound.
