Archive for June 17th, 2008

Some mechanics have a shop equipped with world-class lifts, above average pneumatic tools, the finest in wheel service and tire equipment…and a wooden creeper from before the Nixon administration.  If you fraternize with your fellow mechanics and have visited their shops, we’re sure you’ve seen it before.  How it is mechanics skimp on the one […]

Working with onboard diagnostics can be a tug of war.  Varying systems and interfaces require a bevy of sophisticated scanners and expertise in a variety of software applications.  Getting new mechanics up to speed and equipped with solid-performing onboard diagnostic tools can be a daunting task for any mechanic managing an automotive shop.
While procuring the […]

For most automotive mechanics, air conditioning equipment can take up a large part of your equipment budget.  Working with various systems requires a bevy of tanks, scales, and compressors to ensure fast service and efficient work.  The result is an expense that is only rivaled by your diagnostic and servicing equipment, leaving you to wonder […]

Rivets must hold together in order to endure high stress applications.  Secure rivets up the integrity of some of the largest industrial projects in history.  Without such a simple bond, a wide variety of applications would not be possible, ranging from suspension bridges to aircraft carriers.  Such an ancient method of mechanical work can only […]