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Plastic Tool Tray Reinforcement
Some tools, like screwdrivers, prybars, or special sets like brake tools, come in molded plastic trays made specifically for those…
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Seized Water Pump
I will never cease to amazed by what customers say is wrong with their car and then what is actually…
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Car-pentry Skills
Sometimes for quick fixes on their car, when zip ties or duct tape won’t work, people turn to another common…
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Melted Dipstick
Another for the list of things I’ve never seen before. A Civic came in after badly overheating because of a…
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How To: My Sway Bar Link Replacement Method
One of the more common suspension parts to need replacement, in my experience, are sway bar links. Up here in…
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Stop Driving on Flat Tires
Tire pressure monitoring systems have been required on new cars in the US since 2007. Because of that, you should…
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No Pad Left
Sometimes you have to wonder how a customer either didn’t notice a problem, or didn’t care enough to get it…
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Unlucky Tire
My typical procedure when a car comes in with the low tire pressure light on is to first check all…
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Duct Tape + Spray Paint = Collision Repair?
I was doing some work on a Honda Ridgeline when the front bumper caught my eye.
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Pinpoint The Pinhole
Earlier this week I wrote about using fluorescent dye to find leaks in air conditioning systems. Sometimes dye doesn’t help…
