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Transfer cases: how to talk to your customers
You can’t sell what you don’t understand.
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.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
Why you should empty the master cylinder before bleeding brakes (VIDEO)
Removing old fluid from a vehicle’s braking system can be a time-consuming chore, but it doesn’t need to be.
Rules of the torque wrench, explained
A helpful video investigation of proper (and improper) torque wrench techniques and habits.
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.
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Shop Press is the news and idea hub for everything related to working on cars and trucks, focusing on repair, technology, and wrenching lifestyle. With interesting stories from around the world, features on creative people and solutions, and all kinds of other stuff that’ll make you use your mind and your hands.
SHOP STUFF
Auto care news and advice you can use.
Tire techs: Elevate your work with this one humble task
A set of tires is expensive. Make it special.
What are rear fog lights, and when should you use them?
Get up to speed on a safety feature not often seen in the United States.
“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.
VIDEOS
No bead seating tank? No problem!
There’s two ways to use tire mounting compound.
What are rear fog lights, and when should you use them?
Get up to speed on a safety feature not often seen in the United States.
“Hot Rod Magazine: 75 Years” book review
The celebration of a magazine that was, for some, where their love of working on cars began.