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Bad Machining Job

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Dan

When I first bought my tools, at the start of my first semester of automotive school, I got a whole bunch of Snap-On stuff. I didn’t know that much about tools at the time, so for a while I thought … Continue reading →

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Animals in Cars

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Dan

One of the last things you want to find in your car is an animal. Another bad thing is finding evidence they’ve been there. Animals can do lots of bad things to a car, from chewing wires and hoses to … Continue reading →

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Battery Terminal Corrosion

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Dan

Car batteries sometimes get white or blue-green corrosion on the terminals and hold-down clamps. This is a semi-common problem. I don’t see it a lot, but I see it enough for it to not surprise me. There’s a lot of … Continue reading →

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Bent Tie Rod

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Dan

Once again, another car from the body shop came in to get mechanical repairs, and as usual, was major suspension damage.

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Found in Tire: Key

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Dan

This last week I had a bunch of newly purchased cars come in with flat tires. Two only had 2-3,000 miles on it, and my last car on Friday only had 200 miles on it.  

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Suspension Carnage

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Dan

Our collision center is right next door, so we do all the mechanical repairs to the cars they do bodywork on. A lot of times this means we get to see some nicely destroyed parts.

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Time For a New Truck

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Dan

The repair order said something along the lines of “customer states frame is broken”. As it was being pulled into the bay I looked underneath and saw that, yes, the frame is broken.

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Flat Tires

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Dan

A flat tire isn’t a fun thing to get when you’re driving, but sometimes it can be a pain for the mechanic fixing your tire. Most flat tires I’ve seen are just a puncture and usually we can just plug … Continue reading →

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Breaking Brakes

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Dan

My sister’s 2003 Subaru Forester had developed an extreme vibration when braking. I’d never felt worse, the entire car would shake. I took it to work on my day off to change the front brakes, and when taking the old … Continue reading →

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