Using a lubricant when installing spark plugs was once common practice, but today, you might want to think twice before adding anything to your spark plug threads.
T-belts aren’t scary at all.
Skillful interrogation is a wonderful way to make your professional life easier. Here are a few suggestions on where to start.
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.
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A fluid transfer pump is the cleanest and easiest way to fill a differential, transmission or transfer case with its necessary fluid.
Why does a set of steelies on the right vehicle hold such allure?
Watch as Lemmy demonstrates the fastest, easiest way to remove a Woodruff key using a common tool that might surprise you. Give it a try next time!
There’s no magic bullet, but sometimes one or two answers is the difference between pass and fail.
Life can’t all be brake jobs and pre-delivery inspections. Beating time is the name of the game, but it doesn’t always work out. Watch as a few Dorman mechanics talk about the jobs that make more sweat than bread in this video.
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Once the most basic of circuits, the humble lamp has also progressed.
There are two kinds of people in the world: race fans and people who haven’t watched these movies.
Hookin’ ain’t easy. Here’s what I wish I knew on Day 1.
Starting a shop and managing it to the big leagues require very different skills. Odds are you don’t have both, and that’s okay.
It’s the perfect tool for some jobs.
These handy tools can are useful for all kinds of alignment tasks involving covers, pans, and gaskets.
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.
