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the_olivia
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13h ago
Just realized half the brake jobs I see come back because nobody checks the slide pins
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waderamirez
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4d ago
Pro tip: a $3 hose pinch trick saved me from pulling a whole intake on a 2012 Civic
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emma_lee22
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5d ago
A master tech told me to stop using my impact on lug nuts, and I argued with him
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oliviabutler
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5d ago
I spent 3 years guessing at parasitic draws, then a retired tech in Tulsa showed me the fuse chart trick
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thompson.julia
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5d ago
The alignment rack at a shop near Dayton had a laminated sheet taped to it with 12 old toe specs
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blake_kelly19
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5d ago
Pro tip: stop checking coolant with the cap off on a warm engine, I learned the hard way at the shop
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taylor_wells
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7d ago
Dropped $340 on a used smoke machine and it found a vacuum leak in 10 minutes
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ben_fisher
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7d ago
Hot take: found out torque specs change on plated bolts and I've been guessing for years
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skyler_patel
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8d ago
Appreciation post: the 1970s pickup I bought for $600 had a factory tool box under the bed, and I had no clue
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burns.thomas
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12d ago
A guy at the parts counter in Reno told me to quit torquing lug nuts with my impact, and it finally clicked
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the_jenny
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13d ago
Told a customer his trans was shot, he got a second opinion, and the other shop agreed with me but quoted $800 less
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jason_knight
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13d ago
Spent 2 hours chasing a no start on a 2011 Civic because I trusted the scan tool over my ears
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patricia_hill60
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14d ago
My buddy in Grand Rapids lent me his $300 impact and now my $80 one feels like a toy
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patricia_hill60
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14d ago
A retired guy in Tulsa made me admit my $400 torque wrench wasn't the problem
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xenam84
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14d ago
DAE think those $12 magnetic socket holders are a gimmick? I was wrong after one job
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