If you’re an experienced technician, you may feel as though you’ve seen everything, but don’t let your knowledge prevent you from learning more.
Do you have a study guide to prepare for your ASE exams? Which parts of that study guide do you use the most? Dorman Training Center instructor Pete Meier explains.
Why wouldn’t your shop purchase a few of these?
Two technicians are examining a tapping sound coming from a V6 engine. See who has the correct response about what’s causing the noise.
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This British engineer changed racing forever by making cars lighter, not more powerful.
From the factory with the spare’s valve stem pointing up, but you can flip it over and reinstall for easy checks and refills.
A textbook yields a few pearls of wisdom for those in the automotive biz.
Four reasons to buy a ½” breaker bar adapter.
PTFE tape is essential for threaded connections that need a good seal.
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Learn why it’s not a bad idea to charge a little more for the hassle.
If you have tools that use 9 volt batteries, it’s cheap and easy to convert them to rechargeable batteries. Watch to learn how it’s done!
How to test for blown fuses in a car or truck | Fast and easy method
A local automotive event is the cure for whatever car doldrums you’re in.
What tools do you trust when installing wheels on a vehicle? The trusty torque wrench, or the straightforward torque sticks? Or maybe both?
Inspection of a belt goes beyond the old standbys of checking for cracks and fraying.
On a car with disc brakes, what is the most likely symptom of a vehicle with rotors that measured out-of-spec for thickness variation when measured at several places on the rotor surface?
Peter Meier discusses the importance of testing coolant and how mechanics can use simple strip testers to keep cooling systems safe.
