It’s been asked of every new mechanic for more than a century. Does it matter in 2025?

It’s been asked of every new mechanic for more than a century. Does it matter in 2025?
Description Are you a technician starting your auto repair journey or a driven DIYer looking to level up your skills? The right tools will expand your capabilities and help you to tackle more advanced jobs, but it’s not always easy to know where to start. Also, a...
Well, if you clicked on the title you have an answer to that question, I’m sure, and probably have an opinion on it. As the automatic transmission ascends to complete ubiquity, I would be curious to know what ratio of techs and writers in your shops can row their own...
Description Want to make your vehicle last? Not sure how to talk to a shop about car repairs? Nick and Lemmy offer their five top recommendations for maintaining both your vehicle and your relationship with the auto repair pros you trust to handle maintenance, service...
I recently was talking to someone about how complex modern systems have gotten, and realized my unwilling conversational victim wasn’t sure why things had gotten so complex and if that was a good thing or not. “Even the lights are difficult!” the exasperated fella...
Description Ready to grow your shop’s business with fleet maintenance, service and repairs? Fleets are a smart target when looking to boost the volume and predictability of your work. Get the information counterpeople, service writers, techs and shop owners need to...
Disclaimer: I purchased these tools at full retail price at my own expense, with no compensation to write about the items.If you read Shop Press regularly, you may be thinking, man, those guys really love punches. You wouldn’t be wrong. We’ve written about big huge...
I would bet that you and most other Shop Press readers have a pretty good handle on how to use a torque wrench. You aren’t going to get far in this industry without a proficient understanding of how to employ and care for these precision instruments. And if you’re...
Given how often Stephen King references cars in his books, it’s no surprise that he’s owned some classic cars himself, including a Cadillac El Dorado and a Lincoln Continental. But not all of the cars that he features in his books are of the killer variety: sometimes...
Aug 11, 2022 | 4 Comments
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