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susanh46
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1d ago
My old shop teacher said to always torque lug nuts by hand first, and after 3 broken studs last month I finally get it
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amy858
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2d ago
I torqued lug nuts to 150 ft-lbs for a decade because a guy at a tire place told me tighter is safer
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coleman.jade
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4d ago
Parts guy laughed at me for checking a thermostat in a pot of water on the stove
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nathan_patel
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4d ago
Update: a 15 minute brake job turned into 6 hours because of one rounded bolt
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foster.nathan
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6d ago
Warning: I torqued spark plugs by feel for 12 years until a comeback on a 2016 Civic made me buy a real wrench
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evan151
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6d ago
A retired guy in Spokane told me to stop torqueing lug nuts by feel, and a comeback job proved him right
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verab28
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6d ago
A guy at a shop in Dayton showed me his trick for freeing rusted brake bleeder screws, and I've used it 6 times since
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johnson.lee
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13d ago
A retired mechanic from Tulsa told me to stop using a torque wrench on lug nuts, and I'm starting to think he was right
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wyatt_fisher
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13d ago
My 2005 Civic's valve cover went from leaking to dry in 2 hours with a $12 gasket
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leo238
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14d ago
Pro tip: I torqued lug nuts to 150 ft lbs for a decade at my shop in Reno and that was a mistake
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grant_palmer
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15d ago
Customer at my shop in Dayton refused a $220 alternator job because his nephew could do it cheaper. Two weeks later he came back on a tow truck.
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reese177
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16d ago
Spent $210 on a smoke machine for finding vacuum leaks and it paid for itself in a week
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james672
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18d ago
Shoutout to the shop owner in Tulsa who let me watch him diag a no-start for 20 minutes
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ellis.charles
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18d ago
A veteran in Detroit ripped my brake job, and I'm still not sure he was right
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ryan_carr59
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21d ago
Warning: a $600 diagnostic fee turned into a 3 day nightmare on a 2018 F-150
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