Tag Archives: Damage

More Rodent Damage

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Dan

Animals like to eat. They like to eat things that aren’t food sometimes. Sometimes, those things are parts of our cars.

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Be Careful Where You Hook

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Dan

When you’re hooking a car with something, whether with a tow truck or when tying to down to a trailer, you have to be careful where you hook it.

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Don’t Plug the Sidewall

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Dan

When a tire gets a puncture, usually it can repaired with a tire plug.

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Blown-out Run-flat

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Dan

Usually when you get a flat tire, you need to immediately put on your spare tire. Some cars don’t have the space for a spare tire, so they come with either liquid tire sealant, or the car is equipped with … Continue reading →

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Punctured Tranny Pan

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Dan

Once in a while I see cars with damage on the underside. On a truck or SUV I would assume that the damage was from off-roading, but then there’s the damaged compact sedans. Did they run over something in the … Continue reading →

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1999 Buick Century Drum Brakes

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Dan

For my first side job for someone other than a family member, one of my friends called me to find a brake fluid leak on her 1999 Buick Century. I found it pretty quickly; it was the short piece of … Continue reading →

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1997 Honda Civic Subframe Replacement

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Dan

I bought my 1997 Honda Civic in April 2015, and soon discovered that the front subframe was rusted out. A couple months later I got all the parts I needed, and began the biggest project I’ve done so far on … Continue reading →

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Honda CR-V Rear Brakes

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Dan

It started out as a normal morning doing some maintenance on my brother’s 2001 Honda CR-V.

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There’s a Hole in the Bottom of the…Engine Block

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Dan

The engine block, the largest and heaviest piece of the engine, is made of either cast iron or, in most modern cars, aluminum. It has to be strong to withstand the forces of combustion and torque and everything else going … Continue reading →

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Collision Carnage

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Dan

In keeping with Monday’s post, I’ve got another one for you from the body shop parking lot.

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