Worn-Out Pulley

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Dan

I was driving my truck last week when I suddenly heard the squeal of my serpentine belt and then didn’t have any power steering. I quickly pulled over and opened the hood to find that my serpentine belt had gotten thrown off the pulleys.

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My Truck: Seized Caliper

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Dan

Ever since I bought my truck, a 1990 Ford F-250, the brakes sounded bad when stopping. It would sound like I was grinding to a halt. I figured at first that it was just rusty rotors because it had sat for a while, but it didn’t go away.

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Missing Headlight Glass

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Dan

I was given a quick job, a car just needed a new headlight. I pulled out the old bulb, and found something a little odd.

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Torching Off Lug Nuts

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Dan

Lug nuts need to be tight, but not too tight. When you’re putting them on it’s ideal to use a torque wrench to make sure that they’re just tight enough. If they’re on too tight or unevenly tightened, it can cause problems like warped rotors, and can be hard to take off to change a spare tire on the side of the road.

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Duct-taped Trim

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Dan

In a recent post I showed what duct tape does to paint on a car. It’s also not a good idea to use inside your car.

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Broken and Leaking Brakes

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Dan

A first generation Honda CR-V came into the shop with a scraping noise in the rear. It was coming from the left rear brakes.

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Short Tire Life

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Dan

Typical tires are designed to last a long time. Typical passenger car all-season tires can usually go for 40,000-60,000 miles if properly maintained. High performance tires are higher grip, which means they wear out much quicker, in possibly 20,000 miles or even less if driven hard.

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Aftermarket Making Hard Jobs Harder

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Dan

Recently I had to replace the heater box on a Honda Fit. To do this I had to remove the dashboard, which is a long, tedious job, even though I’ve done it a couple times already. This one took a little longer because the car had several aftermarket accessories wired in.

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Quick Tip: Binder Clips on Belts

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Dan

A quick tip for you when you’re dealing with serpentine belts on engines.

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What Does Tape Do To Car Paint?

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Dan

This is a blog post that’s a whole year in the making. Last year I put 10 different types of tape on a junk fender I had lying around and waited until this year to take them off to see how cleanly any of them came off.

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