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Tech Tips

Tech Tips

SAAB Clutch Tool; Nissan Inline Six-Cylinder Timing Chain Tensioner; Oil Can Clutch Bleeder; Overfull Master Cylinders – Honda Accords

Carside Manner

Carside Manner

I was in a shop the other day when a very well-dressed man approached the service counter. He identified himself as a first-time visitor…

Automatic Transmission Basics: Part One

Automatic Transmission Basics: Part One

Our presentation was admittedly very basic, but no apologies are offered, because no matter how many pumps, valves, and scroggins we put together to make these liquids work for us, the individual components and the principles behind them remain constant.

Carside Manner

Carside Manner

From the very beginning, we’ve used this space to offer our humble suggestions and the suggestions of actual shop owners on the subject of customer relations…

The Heart of Hydraulics

The Heart of Hydraulics

Pumps and pressures are the heart of many automotive components. Here’s a Basic Training look at fluids, their properties, and the pumps that move them.

Car Care Malls

Car Care Malls

Here’s a profile of a new wave in one-stop shopping. Car care malls offer everything from automotive service and parts to fast food and retail shops.

Vernier Calipers

Vernier Calipers

We talked about the use of micrometers in our April issue. But there’s another handy measuring tool available to you that is accurate, versatile, and easy to use – the vernier caliper.

Honda Auxiliary Valve

Honda Auxiliary Valve

Honda CVCC engines have a third valve on each cylinder. It’s a tiny valve compared to the normal intake and exhaust valves. Like the intake and exhaust valves, it’s cam operated and has an oil seal to meter oiling at the top end.

KE-Jetronic Strategies

KE-Jetronic Strategies

As with all the versions of this wonderful system, the basic fuel metering is hydraulic. Even if all the electrical spies at the front lines go south for the winter, the car will still run.

Carside Manner

Carside Manner

It doesn’t matter how good you and your crew are at your jobs. Sooner or later, a customer will return to your door with something less pleasant on his mind than a discussion of yesterday’s football game.

Tech Tips

Tech Tips

Removing Broken Bolts And Studs; Stuck Pilot Bearings; Stuck Steering Wheel Removal Trick; Stuck Timing Gear Locator Pins; Stuck Crankshaft Bolts

Vacuum Gauge Exploration

Vacuum Gauge Exploration

Journey into space with us on the Starship Vacuum Gauge. We’ll explore the mysteries of negative pressure in this feature length Basic Training.