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reesel50
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2h ago
A master tech ripped my diag sheet apart in front of the whole shop, and he was right
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jamie770
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12h ago
PSA: my comeback rate on brake jobs hit 4 out of 10 and I stopped blaming the parts
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nora110
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1d ago
Why does nobody warn you that torque wrenches need to be turned back to zero
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kevin_west
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1d ago
Wrote off brake fluid flushes as a shop upsell until a guy from the Toledo zone meeting broke down the math on a 2016 Civic
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josephmartin
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2d ago
Vent: swapped my 1/2 inch impact for a 3/8 stubby on brake jobs and I'm never going back
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sarah_patel25
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2d ago
TIL my old shop teacher's tip about checking wheel bearings by feel beat my $200 stethoscope
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miles_garcia
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4d ago
Watched a kid run a compression test in 4 minutes that took me 3 hours back in 2009
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tara793
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6d ago
DAE get stuck chasing a parasitic draw for 4 hours just to find a glovebox bulb?
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parker183
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7d ago
Why does nobody talk about how much scan tools changed the job
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wesley181
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8d ago
TIL a $30 magnetic tray beat my whole rolling cart for keeping bolts straight during a dash pull
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the_emery
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8d ago
Found out flat rate pays a 1.2 hour job as 0.4, and I've been eating that time for 3 years
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the_amy
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8d ago
The mouse in the shop truck ate my 10mm and left the socket tray in the cupholder
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jordanblack
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9d ago
Watched a guy strip a drain plug at a quick lube in Toledo and it totally changed how I hand off cars
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smith.anna
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9d ago
Swore by impact guns for lug nuts, then a stripped stud on a 2016 Civic changed my tune
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the_william
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10d ago
Stuck on a rusted exhaust flange, chose heat over soaking it, and it went way better than expected
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