Editor’s Notebook: Imports Top Vehicle Quality List
Increased Popularity Means More Maintenance Opportunities
Shop Management: Loaner Cars
Weighing The Benefits Against The Costs Although most shop owners have considered making loaner cars available to their customers, the potential problems associated with offering this service may have scared you away from the idea. I’ve found that the convenience factor of having a small loaner fleet far outweighs the cost, maintenance, gas and liability
CV Joints & Halfshafts
Rear-wheel drive has made a comeback on many large luxury import nameplates, but more than 80% of all cars on the road today are front-wheel drive. Most small- and mid-size cars are FWD, and all import minivans have FWD. What’s more, most of the full-size and crossover 4WD SUVs have halfshafts with CV joints front
Mitch’s World: Getting Started
A friend once told me that the hardest part of getting started was, well, getting started. He was convinced it had something to do with the Laws of Physics or the Inertia of Rest or something like that. I’m not a physicist, but I am a student of human nature and, as far as I’m
Survey Question for Technicians and Shop Managers
How many times a month do you ask a new car dealership for technical repair information to solve a tough repair problem?
SKF Expands Pole Position Training Program
SKF has expanded its Pole Position training program from providing technicians with the latest technical and product information, to also offering an insight into the future technologies, products and trends associated with the automotive repair industry.
ACDelco Offers Technical and Business Training
For years, ACDelco’s training program has been a core competency and cornerstone of our business. As you know, a service repair business rises or falls on the know-how and skills of its technicians, therefore continuous training is the best way to keep up to date with the rapidly changing vehicle technology.
Dayco Offers Training Through its Technician Support Program
As a member of the Dayco Technicians Support Program, you and your business can quickly benefit from the valuable rewards offered by simply collecting and redeeming the "proof of service" portion from each Dayco belt, hose, tensioner and pulley you install.
Tech Tip: Nissan Bearing Noise from Transfer Case Area
If bearing noise (rumbling noise) is coming from the bottom of the vehicle when the transfer case is in 4WD high and throttle application is light with speed between 15 and 35 mph, the original transfer case companion flange dust cover may be amplifying the sound of the bearing.
Jasper Engines & Transmissions Offers Technical Training Classes
Jasper Engines & Transmissions has developed technical courses dealing with strategies for gas engine, diesel engine and transmission diagnostics. Technicians will have the opportunity to apply the new diagnostic strategies they have learned either in a classroom setting or on a live-running vehicle.