Top Five Tools
Ron Promisson, owner Promisson Automotive Service Center Bushnell, IL Power Probe II — This is an indispensable tool for all kinds of diagnostic problems. Probably the one tool I couldn’t do without. Raytek AutoPro ST25 Infrared Thermometer — This is another favorite that can be used for many different applications. Snap-on Vantage — The diagnostic
Selling Safety: Helping Customers Understand TPMS
There’s an old television commercial that starts: "How do you spell relief?" Thinking about tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) instead of stomachs, a tire dealer might ask himself or herself: "How do I spell opportunity?" Try S-A-F-E-T-Y!
Mitch’s World: Getting Started …
Mitch Schneider, a nationally recognized automotive service professional, author and lecturer, has joined Babcox Publications as a senior contributing editor. He will have a regular column on Autocarepro:news. This is his first column and we look forward to many more to come.
RTI Offers Tips to Keep Your Refrigerant Recycling Machine in Tip-Top Condition
Yes indeed, the air-conditioning season has arrived. Customers need them serviced. There’s nothing worse than having customers wanting service and your refrigerant recycling machine is not operating. The following are suggestions to keep your recycling machine in tip-top condition and ready to make money for your shop.
Mitch’S World: Getting Started…Who I Am and What I Hope to Accomplish Here
A friend once told me that the hardest part of getting started was…getting started. He was convinced it had something to do with the Laws of Physics or the Inertia of Rest or something like that. I’m not a physicist, but I am a student of human nature and, as far as I’m concerned, that
Mitch’s World: Getting Started
A friend once told me that the hardest part of getting started was, well, getting started. He was convinced it had something to do with the Laws of Physics or the Inertia of Rest or something like that. I’m not a physicist, but I am a student of human nature and, as far as I’m
Mitchell 1 Builds State-of-the-Art Web Hosting Capabilities for OnDemand Repair and Other Programs
Mitchell 1 announces it has significantly increased the IT infrastructure supporting its OnDemand5.com and other Web-based programs to provide subscribers with industry-leading system reliability and performance.
Hunter Offers Wide Variety of Training Classes
Hunter Engineering Company annually trains thousands of students and experienced service technicians at the Research and Training Center in St. Louis, MO, at other regional training centers located throughout the country and through local Hunter representatives.
Tech Tip: Are You Testing Your Customers’ Brake Fluid?
When was the last time you tested a customer’s brake fluid? Never? Many shops don’t bother to test brake fluid for several reasons. Some don’t think fluid tests are necessary. Others don’t test the fluid because they don’t have anything to test it with. And others say why bother if they’re going to bleed the brakes after relining the brakes?
Rotary Lift Four-Post Vehicle Lifts Updated to Improve Technician Convenience
Rotary Lift has updated its complete line of light-duty four-post vehicle lifts to offer technicians greater convenience. The power unit and controls on each of the 12,000-lb. capacity lifts has been moved to the driver’s side front of the lift.