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Tool Intel – Understanding Air Tool Fittings and Couplers
Your customers may be using air tools in a variety of circumstances for an even wider variety of jobs. Here’s how to help them understand why they need to buy the right fitting for the application....
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Minding Your P’s And Q’s
or our commercial customers, price and quality are two of the most important considerations when purchasing parts from you (and your competitors). The third is availability, but at least we have some...
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ADAS: Coming of Age
Automotive technology is funny. It always seems so new when we’re forced to catch up with it and weave it into our everyday routine. Then we find out it’s been around much longer than we realize. We...
View ArticleThe Purge: Flushing & Filling the Coolant
If there’s any doubt to the importance of a coolant flush, let there be none. Simply put, engine coolant is a chemical. As it breaks down, it becomes increasingly acidic, leading to eventual corrosion...
View ArticleTool Time Podcast: CTA Tools
TechShop’s Tool Time Podcast Series highlights tool and equipment trends, combined with an educational focus on technology that brings solutions to shop owners and techs as they address the growing...
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Do You Suffer From CED? Good News – It’s Curable
In business, as in life, mistakes WILL happen. How you respond will make the difference in whether your customer will remain loyal and continue to do business with your store. Customer relations are...
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Ratchet Basics
In the U.S. we call them wrenches – in England they’re spanners. Yet regardless of their name, the tool that uses a closed socket format, rather than a typical open head to turn a nut or bolt is...
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AAPEX Web Training Series Set to Begin This Month
AAPEX Education Online is back for another year. This time it’s been expanded to provide attendees with even more critical information that directly affects them and the entire global automotive...
View ArticleThe Hidden Expense of Inexpensive Brake Pads
Like many product lines in our inventories, brake pads are often dual or even triple lined. To service a wide variety of vehicles and customer types in a dynamic market, it has become a necessity to...
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How To Properly Clean An Engine
hatever happened to engine colors? Every manufacturer had their own specific hue. Orange, blue, red, gold…there were lots of options. Purists get serious about it too. If you’re going to pop the hood...
View ArticleEvercoat to Hold Free Webinar on Body Filler Troubleshooting
Evercoat will host a free webinar titled, “Body Filler Troubleshooting”, on June 11, 2024 at 4 p.m. The webinar will be presented by ASE, with Evercoat’s Tim McKinney. This webinar will review some...
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Understanding The Science of Shocks
f you read automotive articles on a regular basis, you’ve no doubt read about the scientific side of brakes many times. They convert kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion, into heat energy...
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An In-Depth Look At CV Axles
A constant velocity (CV) axle includes the axle shaft itself, along with the inner and outer CV joints as an assembly. The shaft itself is a rather mundane part, although there is more to them than...
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Catalytic Converter Replacement Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enacted the Clean Air Act to reduce pollution in the late 1960s. Part of the act was to mandate the use of catalytic converters on new vehicles. As these...
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MPA Releases ‘Part Smart’ Training Videos
MPA announced it released two new Part Smart training videos recognizing the importance of educating both installers and everyday drivers about vehicle repair. “While installers often have a deep...
View ArticleSnap-on Releases Q3 ‘Tuesday Topic Training’ Schedule
Snap-on updated its “Tuesday Topic Training” schedule for the third quarter with a variety of subjects on a rotating basis, including new OEM specific training. Diagnostics National Trainer Jason...
View ArticleASE to Provide Program for xEV High-Voltage Safety
Although hybrids have been around for more than 20 years, many shops are not familiar with the risks of high-voltage vehicles or are not comfortable working on or around them. To address this concern,...
View ArticleUniversity of the Aftermarket Leadership 2.0 Session Underway
The University of the Aftermarket, through Northwood University, is holding Session I of its Leadership 2.0 course. The first five-day session continues through August 15. Northwood calls the class in...
View ArticleArt Fisher Memorial Scholarships Awarded
Thirteen outstanding students and leaders have been awarded the Art Fisher Memorial scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year. Administered by the University of the Aftermarket Foundation, the...
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The Dexos Connection
General Motors released its dexos1 oil specification in 2011. It came about as part of an initiative to create a global oil specification to ensure consistent oil quality for engine development and...
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