The Humble Mechanic: Replace a Leaking Valve Cover Gasket
Charles shows our technician readers how to replace a valve cover gasket to fix an oil leak.
‘It Won’t Come Out of Park!’
A voltmeter and scanner help diagnose the problem on a Land Rover with DTCs P0933 and P0936.
I Brake for Tools
Brake diagnosis and repair is as much a technology-based task as it is a mechanical one. Do you have the proper tools?
JohnDow Introduces Cre-Oil to Dynamic Line
Cre-Oil has a low viscosity, allowing it to creep deeply and wick into tight crevices to chemically loosen rust and corrosion bonds created over time.
BOLT ON TECHNOLOGY Now Integrates with Protractor
Shop managers can easily take advantage of NextGear with no long-term contract, no additional hardware and no steep learning curve.
BOLT ON Integrates with Protractor Shop Management Platform
Through its collaboration with Protractor, BOLT ON can now easily integrate its cloud-based NextGear product.
The Humble Mechanic: Squeal! Grind! Clunk! How to Fix Brake Noise
A proper brake inspection, some common causes for brake noise and some steps that may get overlooked.
Making Your Next Wheel Balancer Investment
A shop owner has many choices when it comes to assessing which wheel balancer is right for them. Let this checklist help you out.
ProMAXX PowerDrive Turns Ratchets Into Drills
This tool accessory attaches to any 1/4-in. drive and accepts threaded shank machine drill bit tooling.
Unusual Tools
There’s a fine line between tools you really need to have and ones you don’t. Throughout the course of a career as an auto technician, there will be a lot of tools you’d love to own, but should you?
