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Don’t Overlook This Step When Servicing Brakes (VIDEO)

A brake service job isn’t complete unless the reservoir cap’s diaphragm has been pushed back into place. This simple step is easy to forget, but it helps to reduce brake fluid contamination and ensure proper system function.

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Is your shop ready for the 4-day work week?

A shop foreman who did it for a year gained some firsthand experience that might help you answer the question.

The rarely seen control arm-mounted trailer ball rears its head

I really hope the whole week doesn’t go like this.

Let’s hear it for the mighty roach coach

In spite of the not-so-savory name, this ancillary piece of daily life in the shop is a beloved tradition in the automotive industry.

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Book review: “Pump and Circumstance”

A walk (or drive) through the history of gas and service stations.

13 of the craziest motor sports you can find on YouTube

Let’s watch the most creative and crazy sports involving four (and two) wheels on YouTube.

Serviceability Hall Of Shame: captive chassis mounts

When released from captivity, these things will give ya a case of the spins.

Are stainless cars (finally) having their moment?

Rust-resisting stainless steel cars are back. Will they have better success than their predecessors?

Don’t do dangerous stuff: a reminder to be safe in the shop

I was raised in times and places where it was considered a mark of pride to get the job done, no matter the risk to your own body. That, friends, is bunk.

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