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burns.thomas
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1d ago
A guy at the parts counter in Reno told me to quit torquing lug nuts with my impact, and it finally clicked
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the_jenny
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2d ago
Told a customer his trans was shot, he got a second opinion, and the other shop agreed with me but quoted $800 less
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jason_knight
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3d ago
Spent 2 hours chasing a no start on a 2011 Civic because I trusted the scan tool over my ears
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patricia_hill60
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3d ago
My buddy in Grand Rapids lent me his $300 impact and now my $80 one feels like a toy
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patricia_hill60
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3d ago
A retired guy in Tulsa made me admit my $400 torque wrench wasn't the problem
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xenam84
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3d ago
DAE think those $12 magnetic socket holders are a gimmick? I was wrong after one job
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shanes66
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4d ago
I put ATF in a power steering pump to stop a whine, and the rack blew 3 days later
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michael803
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6d ago
My parts guy in Fresno sold me a reman alternator that died in 9 days and I'm done with remans
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casey268
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7d ago
Old timer watched me torque lugs with a impact and asked one thing that stuck
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laura_wilson
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10d ago
TIL a guy in Tulsa charges $85 just to plug in a scan tool
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noahwood
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10d ago
Thought ceramic brake pads were just a sales pitch until my rotors lasted 70k miles in Phoenix
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hunt.hayden
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10d ago
My shop teacher in Toledo said to torque lug nuts by feel, and a customer's wheel found out the hard way
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emma_jones
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11d ago
My old boss in Reno bet me $50 I couldn't fix a no start with just a test light
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henry_schmidt69
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14d ago
Shoutout to the parts guy in Reno who handed me a brake spoon and said try the drum first
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park.aaron
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15d ago
Rant: dropped $340 on a smoke machine and it found the vacuum leak in 20 minutes
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