Category Archives: In The Shop

Lazy Parking Brake Cable Installation

Posted on July 30, 2020 by

I was looking over a customer car that was in for normal service, and noticed that the parking brake cables had been replaced at some point, and whoever had done the job did not do it very well. I know … Continue reading →

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Rounded-Off Bolt Removed Via Welding

Posted on July 23, 2020 by

I was working on a car from the early 2000’s, and here in New York, that means it’s very rusty. I was replacing parking brake cables, and found that they ran above one of the exhaust heat shields. To remove … Continue reading →

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Zip Tie Brake Line Separator

Posted on July 20, 2020 by

I was replacing the brake lines on an old Honda Odyssey. Because of the age of the car, almost all of the plastic brake line clips broke while removing the old lines. This meant that I had to try to … Continue reading →

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Be Careful Changing Wipers

Posted on July 16, 2020 by

Windshield wiper arms are spring-loaded, to press the wiper blades against the windshield so they clean it properly. These springs are pretty strong, so when you’re changing wiper blades, you need to be careful.

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Check Used Parts Before Installation

Posted on July 9, 2020 by

One of the techs in the shop was replacing the transmission in a Honda Fit. He was installing a used one from a junkyard, and everything went fine until he started it up.

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Plastic in the Differential

Posted on July 2, 2020 by

A customer brought in their Honda CR-V with a complaint of some noise from the rear. The technician put the car up on a lift and found that a plastic bag had gotten wrapped around one of the rear axles. … Continue reading →

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Low Quality Aftermarket Accessories

Posted on June 25, 2020 by

There’s no shortage of options when it comes to accessories for your car. If you don’t want to get them from the dealer, you can get accessories made by other companies. Some are designed for just any vehicle, while some … Continue reading →

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Honda Pilots with Grille Guards

Posted on June 22, 2020 by

As I’ve written about many times, a lot of people like to put accessories on their cars, whether they make sense or not. Sometimes those accessories have a practical use, but are installed on cars that aren’t used in a … Continue reading →

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Toasted A/C Compressor

Posted on June 18, 2020 by

Dead batteries have been a common problem with a lot of people stuck at home in social distancing the last few months, but that’s not the only problem that can happen when a car sits for a long period of … Continue reading →

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Missing Keyless Antenna

Posted on June 11, 2020 by

Many new cars come with keyless entry and ignition systems. So the car can tell where the key is, there are several antennas in different parts of the vehicle. If something goes wrong with one of the antennas, the car … Continue reading →

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