Recent content by chriswin3

Our shop pressure it above 150, everyone runs an IR and they last years.

i use a snapon one for stubborn toe adjusters

The long pattern metric ones are outrageously expensive, paid $450 a few weeks ago. For 9 wrenches!

The Lisle 63600 Oil Filter Tool by far. Get both the small and large size and you'll be set. Those paired with a flex head ratchet and some extensions will get any spin on filter off.

We charge 10.95 for mounting/dismounting and 13.95 for balancing with hammer on weights and 15.95 for sticky weights since they are MUCH more expensive. Once you get the hang of doing sticky weights they are easy, just require more patients and more spinning. Don't forget to change the rubber...

We use torque sticks. Are they accurate, I don't know. But it is what the boss and corporate wants so it is what we do. If some Porsche or the likes comes in ill bust out the torque wrench. We get mostly 10+ year old Honda's and Toyota's though so I am more concerned with breaking studs then...

12pts are not so bad on brand new 6pt bolts/nuts. The trouble comes in when you get that old partially rounded off nut and try to stick a 12pt on there. Just personal experiences, I'd rather be safe and confident in the tool I am using.

sometimes there is not ample room to use a socket with a universal adapter, is these cases a swivel socket is needed.

The shop I work at have 8 techs working 11 hours a day. Most techs can easily do two cars an hour, for 16 cars an hour times 11 hours which equals.. 176 cars. I have no problem saying two cars an hours is the average, you have good days and you have bad days. We only check tires pressure for a...

12.6v is a fully charged battery (2.1 x 6). As stated previously, it is the Amps that start a car, not the volts. An easy to perform light load test as home would be to connect your DMM to the battery and turn your high beams, rear defogger on and any other accessories that will draw current...