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Small Stone, Big Screech
A pretty new car came into the shop with a really bad constant high-pitched squealing noise that happened whenever it…
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My Car: Leaking Brake Line
In my post about plans for work on my car this year, I said that it’s likely something will break…
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Extra-Thin Brakes
One of the company’s plow trucks was brought in to get the front brakes replaced because they were making noise,…
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Incorrect Brake Pads
Doing work on your car yourself or having a friend do it can save you a lot of money. But…
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My Car: Day-Off Debacle
This one had been in the planning stage for months, and I finally got the chance to do the work.…
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CR-V Parking Brake
Once in a while I come across some small feature in a car that is really cleverly designed.
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4 Types of Parking Brakes
A couple weeks ago I wrote a post about the different ways that you as a driver engage the parking…
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3 Ways to Engage Parking Brakes
All cars in the US have parking brakes. It can be called by many names, such as hand brake, emergency…
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Two Time-Saving Tools
For a mechanic, time is money. The more we get done, the more money we make. So it’s often worth…
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1999 Buick Century Drum Brakes
For my first side job for someone other than a family member, one of my friends called me to find…
