MECHANICS TECH, TOOLS & TOYS
On this week’s episode of Grease the Wheels we are actually sort of topical to what’s going on with the world at large: sharing. Unlike the rest of the media who are saying things like “shelter in place” and “don’t come within 6 feet of other people”, we encourage sharing […]
On this week’s episode of Grease the Wheels, we take a look at what should be the most profitable thing that we do all day: Multipoint inspections. However, most of the time when a dealership or shop says that they have complimentary multi point inspections, they are really complements of […]
On this week’s episode of Grease the Wheels, we are back to our bread and butter: complaining about service advisors! In this episode, we are going to be focusing on how they sell jobs, or in most cases, how they completely fail to sell jobs. As we’ve established they are […]
On this week’s episode of Grease the Wheels, we’re talking about snacks. We have seen all of the pictures of the snacks that we stash in our toolboxes like a bunch of amphetamine-fueled bipedal squirrels. From the heavenly Divine Bovine beef and bacon jerkies, to chips and crackers with cheese; […]
On this week’s episode of Grease the Wheels we are asking the age old question, “why can’t we all just get along?” Well let’s start out with something easy like those friends who only call you when their car is broken. From there, we move into the building with getting […]
On this week’s GTW we’re talking about the scourge of cheap motorists everywhere, the state safety and emissions inspection. As technicians, we should be deeply in favor of these state mandated inspections because they often give us some gravy work from customers who otherwise would absolutely decline it 100% of […]
On this week’s episode of Grease the Wheels, we are paying serious homage to one of our biggest listenerships on this show: the guys and gals who are fixing the really, really big stuff. We’ve gotten to know quite a few of you and now we’re ready to tell what […]
Every time that you end up greasing the wheels, you end up getting promised a lot of things. Weather it’s the company that you’re leaving trying to keep you for just a few more weeks, or the new place across town, when skilled labor is in flux, a lot of […]
On this week’s episode of GTW, we’re talking those weeks where the planets align just right, and you don’t make any money. We all know the reasons and the players in this: a few jobs that you cant “make time” on, plus a few “squeaks and rattles” and diagnosing problems […]