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aaron740
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14h ago
DAE have a moment where a 30 dollar code reader taught you more than 2 years of guessing?
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blair_nguyen
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1d ago
Can we settle this: impact gun vs. breaker bar for rusted lug nuts after a Michigan winter?
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angelarivera
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2d ago
I called the parts store's 'lifetime' brake pads a scam for 6 years until my own truck proved me wrong
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ray_williams
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3d ago
Bought a $25 borescope off the tool truck thinking it was a gimmick, now it's the first thing I grab on a misfire
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shane_clark
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5d ago
Am I the only one who was floored that 3 out of 4 shops still write the RO on paper in 2025?
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daniel_gonzalez
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6d ago
Figured the 3/8 impact would be enough, then a rusty 2004 F-150 proved me wrong
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jadej50
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6d ago
Vent: I tried flushing my own brake fluid with a $12 hand pump and got a soft pedal for my trouble
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the_susan
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8d ago
Can we talk about the old shop I walked into in Bakersfield that still has a hand crank tire machine
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wyatt135
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8d ago
Unpopular opinion: torque specs in the manual are a starting point, not gospel
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shane_park92
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11d ago
Walked through a Pep Boys in Tulsa and counted 6 techs standing around with no work
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laura_chen41
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12d ago
TIL I've done 4,000 alignments on the same Hunter rack and the number made me check my own tie rods
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troy_price
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13d ago
Used to eyeball every drum adjustment, now I keep a $9 set of feeler gauges in my shirt pocket
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blake792
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13d ago
Vent: my old boss said never trust a torque wrench that lives in a truck box, and he was dead wrong
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lily_torres31
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14d ago
Unpopular opinion: my $15 magnetic tray saved my butt on a 2013 Civic timing job in Dallas
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felix414
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14d ago
Can we talk about torque sticks vs a good impact wrench for lug nuts
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