Power Your Profits with Performance Mods
The sport compact car market is certainly a good place to be these days. One of the advantages of doing import performance modifications and upgrades is that you don’t have to wait for cars to break to get business. The people who drive these cars spend money on performance modifications regardless of the age, mileage
Mitch’s World: Hiring Hell
Everyone has their own private hell, a place where monsters hide under the bed or in the dark corners of the closet down the hall, patiently waiting for just the right moment to strike. It may be a different place for each of us, filled with all manner of dark images and demons. But, regardless
Training Program Updates
State-of-the-art automotive technology doesn’t do anybody much good if technicians can’t get the training they need to fix and maintain today’s systems. Unfortunately, in recent years there has been an industry-wide trend to axe training programs. Parts suppliers are under tremendous price pressure these days, and most are looking for ways to cut costs where
Point of View: Industry Week Elicits Thoughts on Associations
If this is the first page you read in TechShop, then you still have a lot to see of the new products and news from Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week (AAIW), held in November in Las Vegas. If this is the last page, then you’ve seen all the latest info on new and improved equipment, tools
Use the New KTI Scraper Set to Apply Adhesives, Filler, Compound, Spackle and More
K-Tool International (KTI) will introduce a four-piece scraper set to its product line. Ideal for removing paint, rust, gaskets, carbon, filler and undercoating, each scraper boasts a polished, mirror-finished, hardened steel, full-tang blade, and a grommeted brass, solvent-resistant, riveted wood handle.
Tech Tip: GM Duramax Diesel Fuel Filter Replacement Problems
The following tip applies to all 2001-’06 General Motors trucks equipped with the 6.6L Duramax Diesel engine, RPO LB7 or LLY. There are a couple of issues with the fuel filters on these vehicles. GM has released a revised fuel filter; see TSB 04-06-04-070. The new filter is longer than the original filters used and has a plastic housing.
KTI ‘Separates’ Itself by Introducing Line of Pullers and Separators
K-Tool International (KTI), a leading manufacturer of tools for the automotive aftermarket and professional mechanic, will add a number of reversible pullers and bearing separators to its product line.
S-K Hand Tool Offers Universal Spline Sockets
Unlike the traditional spline socket, S-K Hand Tool’s Universal Spline Sockets feature a design that works on various fasteners such as spline, 6-point, 12-point, female Torx, square and even 50% rounded. Each Universal Spline Socket is like having six different sockets in one.
Snap-on SOLUS PRO Scanner Saves Time
The SOLUS PRO Scanner from Snap-on Diagnostics gives its users a competitive edge in the always evolving automotive repair industry. SOLUS PRO provides a depth of trouble codes, data parameters, bi-directional tests and legendary Fast-Track Troubleshooter repair strategies.
Federal-Mogul Announces New Web Resource for MOOG Brand
Federal-Mogul Corporation’s MOOG chassis parts brand has launched an extensive new resource through the Company’s global website that provides the latest technical information and other valuable tools for technicians who specialize in steering and suspension repair.