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the_angela
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2d ago
Pro tip: that click you hear when you torque a bolt is your wrench telling you the truth, and I finally looked up why
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loganm52
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3d ago
Pro tip: stop lubing lug studs, I had to cut a wheel off a Corolla last week because of it
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baker.simon
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3d ago
My old boss told me to stop torquing lugs to spec on rusty hubs and it's been bugging me for 2 weeks
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kai_lee35
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5d ago
PSA: torque-to-yield head bolts stretch past the point of reuse, learned that the hard way on a 2011 Silverado
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faitha40
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5d ago
Spent $180 on a smoke machine for finding vacuum leaks and it paid for itself in one weekend
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finleyfox
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5d ago
Vent: watched a shop in Reno air hammer a ball joint dry for 20 minutes, made me rethink my own press
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mark_miller
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5d ago
Spent $22 on a magnetic tray last spring, and it finally paid me back on a Cavalier job in Dayton
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stone.troy
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6d ago
Serious question, I thought those $18 oil test strips were snake oil until my 2011 Silverado proved me wrong
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joelfoster
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7d ago
Rant: spent 45 minutes guessing at wiring on a Nissan harness until I bought a $30 power probe
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christopher594
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7d ago
PSA: Check the ground strap on high mileage Toyotas, it cost me 3 hours of diagnosis on a Camry
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brooke_walker23
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11d ago
Was sure the $12 bottle of injector cleaner was snake oil, but my 2004 Ranger in Boise is running smooth after one tank
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david123
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12d ago
A master tech said my diag process was 'guess and check' and it stung because he was right
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wren_jackson
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13d ago
I finally stopped reusing brake caliper bracket bolts after seeing one snap on a 2016 Civic and I don't care what the manual says about torque specs
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the_angela
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14d ago
Why does nobody talk about how bad parts store reman alternators have gotten
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jana_lewis16
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15d ago
I swore vacuum bleeding brakes was a waste of time, then a stuck caliper on a 2013 Silverado ate my Saturday
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