Repairing future failure points before they fail is a lucrative way to save your customers money, just like maintenance does.
Preventative maintenance is great, but are you performing preventative repairs?
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Witness marks: your reassembly guide when the service manual isn’t enough
Examining the parts closely can yield valuable clues for putting a machine together.
The aggressive question you can ask that instantly calms a customer down
This seemingly-impolite question can defuse tense situations in the shop or auto parts store.
The most entertaining social media accounts to follow for car enthusiasts in 2023
23 of the most informative, interesting, and funny car-related accounts on the socials
SHOP STUFF
Auto care news and advice you can use.
Automotive terms that differ in other English-speaking countries
Are they C-clamps or G-clamps?
It’s time to stop salting the roads
Aiming for bare pavement may prevent some accidents, but at tremendous costs to taxpayers, mechanics, and the environment.
Hacker plays “Doom” on farm tractor to raise awareness of right to repair
The right-to-repair issue is so pressing for farm equipment that someone hacked a tractor to draw attention to it.
Automakers borrow the worst thing from modern video games: microtransactions
Over-the-air (OTA) microtransactions could be seen as a benefit to customers, but lack of communication thus far is not creating that perception.
Nine notable “cars” that aren’t cars
The Polaris Slingshot and eight other vehicles that make you ask, “What’s the deal with that?”
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SHOP STUFF
Auto care news and advice you can use.
A different type of timed event: the Bobby Bosch Relay Race
Your daily work is also a cruel automotive penalty.
Tool review: Milwaukee M18 Tire Inflator
This tool is like black licorice: you’re probably either going to love it or have no use for it whatsoever.
PSA: Your customers are probably parking incorrectly
The e-brake serves TWO important functions.
Mechanics React: There are a few missing symptoms on these ROs (VIDEO)
Nick and Lem take a peek at what’s rolled into bays around the country and give their (unrequested) opinions on things.
Three tips from a lifelong parts professional to make sure you never get the wrong part
Follow these easy tips, and avoid these common mistakes, to help ensure you get exactly what you need the first time.
VIDEOS
How to find a good auto repair shop, according to actual repair professionals (VIDEO)
There’s lot of advice out there about how to choose a reliable mechanic. We asked mechanics what they would advise.
The worst cars are the best classrooms
They don’t build ‘em like they used to, and that’s a shame.
What are the sockets and wrenches you can do without?
There are definitely useless sizes. Or are there?