Bartec Announces Increased Placard Coverage for Tech400Pro
Bartec will be demonstrating its tools at this year’s SEMA and AAPEX shows. Visit the booths to register for one of five Tech400Pro Master Kits to be given away as part of an in-booth drawing.
Using a Scan Tool and Meters To Diagnose Toyota Charging Systems
If, after replacing the alternator, a customer’s Toyota returns to your shop with the battery warning light on, contributor Gary Goms advises, “connect a scan tool to determine the charging system configuration and help analyze charging output.”
Jenny Electric Compressors Meet High Safety Standards
Jenny Products’ electric air compressors can now be certified to UL 1450 and C22.2 No. 68-09 safety standards.
How They Work: Frame Machines
Karl Kirschenman advises if you’re not actively using your frame machine in your repair processes, you’re wasting a valuable resource that could be contributing to safe repairs and also making you money.
Ken-Tool Celebrates Important Milestone
Ken-Tool, a leading manufacturer of professional tire service hand tools, will be celebrating an important milestone in 2015 – the 95th anniversary of the founding of the company by John A. (Jack) Kennedy in 1920. Kennedy, a world champion tire changer of the period, developed the Pacific Rim Tool, which revolutionized the tire service business.
Editor’s Notes: ‘No Longer Just a Reprogramming Standard’ J-2534 Discussed at Spring NASTF Meeting
“The topic of J-2534 and pass-thru programming has been the single-most dominant question that I have had to deal with at NASTF,” said Skip Potter, executive director. Because of this, the group organized a panel discussion for its Spring General Meeting in Seattle March 20. “This involves the technicians, the OEMs and the tool makers,”
Seven Spark Plug Myths Busted
If it fits, it will work. Spark plugs can be changed when the engine is hot. The thicker the wire means more of the fire! … False, all false. These are all spark plug myths. We bust these and a few others in this month’s look at spark plugs.
The Year In Ride Control TSBs: Tried And True Fixes Can Expedite The Diagnostic Process
2013 was a good year for ride control TSBs. Some TSBs were intended for very few vehicles on the road, but the solutions can be used to resolve the same problems on a wide variety of vehicles. Several of the TSBs over the next two pages can help to solve chronic problems that have plagued some
2004-2013 Mazda3 Alignment Service
The 2004-2013 Mazda3 shares the Ford C1 platform. This is almost the same vehicle as the Ford Focus and Volvo S40 when it comes to the suspension. While the exterior and interior changed in nine years, the suspension did not. The only major alteration occurred in 2009 when the suspension was updated and lost the built-in adjustments for front caster and camber.
Curt’s Service Inc. Taking Customer Service To The Next Level
At Curt’s Service Inc., what you see is truly what you get. Recently, a photo submitted by Curt Massoll’s 15-bay shop in Oak Park, MI, won a contest sponsored by Robert Bosch LLC. Curt’s Service is a Bosch Car Service center (BCS) – part of an exclusive network of shops whose standards meet the Bosch criteria for excellence in the services they provide.