The e-brake serves TWO important functions.

How do you suss out problems on a car that’s come to you for service?
Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Vermont, even Arizona, and many other state and city government fleets have held naming contests for their winter service vehicles. But who has the best?
We read the astrological signs and predicted your automotive future.
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When placing an airbag on a workbench, which is the safest direction for it to face? We have the answer.
An auto repair shop in Georgia went viral for paying a former employee in hundreds of oily pennies. Then the Department of Labor stepped in.
If you’re using needle-nose pliers like I did for years, there’s a better way.
The in-dash cup holder on certain late ’90s to early 2000s F-150s, Expeditions and Navigators tends to break, but it’s easy to repair.
One man’s tragic death led to a device that transformed the automobile from a luxury fascination to something everyone could own and use regularly.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
You don’t want to sell every job. Trust me.
Beam-types have a few advantages that keep them relevant. If your arsenal doesn’t include one, you might want to think about acquiring one.
I learned a trick from an old racer that works real well to bleed that rarely leaves me repeating my work.
Bleeding brakes is one of those jobs most of us know how to do, but when a hard-to-bleed system pops up, experienced techs have a few additional tricks up their sleeves to help get the job done.
Vehicle diagnosis is no walk in the park. Proper diagnosis is critical and difficult, and it shouldn’t be done without doing the work.
There’s a spectrum of parts ranging from fresh and new to tired but cheap. What should you use and when?
Does the shop retain right of first refusal, or is moonlighting A-OK?
From Colonel Hogan to Mr. T to Fonzie, here’s a completely unscientific list of television wrenches.