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markl75
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20h ago
A kid at my shop asked why I still use a paper repair order, and it made me think about what we lose with tablets
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drew_west
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1d ago
I thought the old guy telling me to torque head bolts in 3 steps was just being slow, then my comebacks kept failing
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ivan522
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2d ago
Used to tap every hole by hand, now I let the mill do it and I feel like a cheater
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leo603
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3d ago
Pro tip: the old guy at the shop in Tucson told me to stop using impact wrenches on lug nuts, and he was dead right
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karenf40
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7d ago
Rant: a guy at the Phoenix shop told me brake cleaner is all the same, then I watched him eat his words on a 2019 F-150
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rowangonzalez
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9d ago
Reading that flat rate techs only get paid for 4.2 hours on a 9 hour job made me rethink the whole industry
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bettym89
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9d ago
Update: I quit using impact guns on lug nuts and it cost me a comeback
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lily_jenkins76
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10d ago
TIL a torque wrench that sits in its case set to 80 ft-lbs can drift almost 12% in a year
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karen_martin
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10d ago
Guy at the parts counter in Reno told me to stop torquing lug nuts with a impact gun, and I think he saved a kid from a wheel flying off
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ben138
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14d ago
Old timer at the shop in Reno said to stop using brake cleaner on MAF sensors, and I finally tried his way
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leer12
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14d ago
Can we talk about how everyone keeps overtightening lug nuts with impact guns
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anthony_wells
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15d ago
Vent: snapped a bleeder screw off a caliper and spent 5 hours fishing it out with a left hand drill bit
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calebscott
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16d ago
Rant: a brake job in Tulsa got me banned from lending tools at my own garage
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colemiller
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16d ago
Watched a lube tech put 6 quarts in a 4 quart pan because the book said 4.5
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robinwalker
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17d ago
I finally tried the trick of marking a timing belt with white out before pulling it, and my squeal went away
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