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Broken Coil Spring
When I’m given a used car to look over to find what’s needed to make it sellable, I usually start…
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Tighten Your Lug Nuts
Of all the fasteners on a car, some of the most important are the lug nuts. You don’t want a…
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Animals in Cars
One of the last things you want to find in your car is an animal. Another bad thing is finding…
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Plastic-Wrapped
A customer brought their car in, saying there was a crunching sound when turning. I took it for a short…
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Old SSTs
Years ago, long before my time at the shop, my dealership used to sell Buicks along with Toyota. A strange…
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Battery Terminal Corrosion
Car batteries sometimes get white or blue-green corrosion on the terminals and hold-down clamps. This is a semi-common problem. I…
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Spiral Cable
It may be something you’ve wondered about, or never given a second thought to. How can you have buttons on…
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Brake Caliper Hangers
Hello 2016! I now have an Instagram account @mechanicalmalarkey where I’ll be posting pictures the day I take them, and…
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Bent Tie Rod
Once again, another car from the body shop came in to get mechanical repairs, and as usual, was major suspension…
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Abusing Screwdrivers
Probably one of the most abused tools is the screwdriver. It gets used for all kinds of prying, scraping, and…
