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karenf40
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6h ago
Rant: a guy at the Phoenix shop told me brake cleaner is all the same, then I watched him eat his words on a 2019 F-150
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rowangonzalez
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1d ago
Reading that flat rate techs only get paid for 4.2 hours on a 9 hour job made me rethink the whole industry
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bettym89
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1d ago
Update: I quit using impact guns on lug nuts and it cost me a comeback
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lily_jenkins76
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2d ago
TIL a torque wrench that sits in its case set to 80 ft-lbs can drift almost 12% in a year
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karen_martin
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3d ago
Guy at the parts counter in Reno told me to stop torquing lug nuts with a impact gun, and I think he saved a kid from a wheel flying off
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ben138
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6d ago
Old timer at the shop in Reno said to stop using brake cleaner on MAF sensors, and I finally tried his way
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leer12
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7d ago
Can we talk about how everyone keeps overtightening lug nuts with impact guns
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anthony_wells
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7d ago
Vent: snapped a bleeder screw off a caliper and spent 5 hours fishing it out with a left hand drill bit
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calebscott
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8d ago
Rant: a brake job in Tulsa got me banned from lending tools at my own garage
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colemiller
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9d ago
Watched a lube tech put 6 quarts in a 4 quart pan because the book said 4.5
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robinwalker
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9d ago
I finally tried the trick of marking a timing belt with white out before pulling it, and my squeal went away
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thomasm41
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15d ago
Hot take: I finally caved and bought a $180 borescope after 15 years of guessing
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valgibson
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16d ago
Update: a 2007 Corolla with 212k miles came in last Tuesday, and the owner's'fix' for a misfire cost him $600
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angela_ross
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17d ago
Shoutout to hitting 3,000 oil changes on my old Weaver lift
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bennett.luna
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20d ago
A guy at the parts counter told me he never uses a torque wrench on drain plugs, and now I'm second guessing myself
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