MECHANICS TECH, TOOLS & TOYS
While we can all agree that TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems) have the potential to extend tyre life and even improve road safety, we will almost certainly also agree that the proliferation of aftermarket TPMS systems in Australia can be a severe pain in the behind. For one thing, many […]
Don’t you just hate it when you get all the difficult jobs on SUV’s and 4×4 truck engines, but you are the shortest guy in the workshop and can hardly see over the fenders of these vehicles, much less reach down into the depths of their engine compartments without straining […]
Human Hoist says that using their creeper allows you to position yourself to the work when the work cannot be positioned to you. Your head is supported, you’re closer to the work which helps alleviate overextension of his arms, and you don’t have to lay in an awkward position. They […]
What do you, as a consummate professional technician see when you look at the cartoon image above? While there are no prizes for guessing correctly, there are several possible scenarios that might describe the situation; one being that a trainee mechanic is being eaten alive by a car he has […]
Do you love buying tools as much as we do? Some of us here think we got into this trade just as an excuse to load up on tools! Besides feeding our hobby, having an abundance of quality tools is an integral part of being a good automotive technician. What […]
You’ve got the heater hose back onto the fitting, now all you’ve got to do is get your long nose pliers in the right spot on that constant tension hose clamp and gently slide it back over the….SNAP! If your fingers getting smashed from the pliers slipping off isn’t enough […]
We have all experienced that sinking feeling when a customer presents a vehicle with what appears to be a parasitic battery drain, because as we know, this type of problem can take many hours, and in some cases, days to resolve. In recent years though, several manufacturers have developed thermal […]
While it is important for technicians to know as much about as many aspects of car repair as possible, the days when every technician knew everything about everything are long gone. Modern cars have become too complex for any single person to know everything about everything that makes a particular […]
Don’t you hate it when you have the perfect join lined up when you’re installing an aftermarket accessory or repairing a wiring harness, you bring your soldering iron across and tin the join, smile to yourself at how perfect it looks and then it falls apart, flicks solder everywhere and […]
