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I wear black canvas ones when I do tire work. Got in the habit working trackside where I was also participating and didn't want to get nasty dirty. Carried the habit over to the shop and I also wear it there when doing fluid/oil changes Even though my work as a mechanic is inherently dirty...

[Old Man Rants at Cloud] Wasn't this stuff like $1.19/gallon just a few years ago? Now its $4.99[/Old Man Rants at Cloud] DaveW

The tool on the same settings will trigger/read the working sensors? if yes, however unlikely, it is probably the sensors themselves. The universals have 99% coverage and there can be some oddities. Autel sensors wouldn't work on new Mazda miata's in 2019, exact same symptoms as you are...

Will the tool trigger the sensors? What kind of car? With both my Autel and Ateq tools, there are a lot of cars that have extremely specific build date requirements and other data needed to program the sensor. Chevy is the worst, but they all have oddities. My point is that a given model...

I don't know if it will fix it, but you absolutely need to do the calibration as the next step. And at least on Hunter machines, calibration is designed to fix this *exact* issue - it even has you move the test weight 180 degrees during the process. Not doing it is the equivalent of an engine...

I think I broke the hinge on a super long 17-19mm combo Tekton but I was really leaning on it And something in the ratchet on a 13mm Gearwrench. DaveW

Yes this, except I have GW, Tekton and Kobalt. I use them a LOT, daily and have only broken 1 or 2 in 5 years. I don't hang a 3 foot cheater off them but I do lean on them when needed and am not gentle. DaveW

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The 3m rolls are pretty expensive, like states $300/roll. I personally wouldn't (and don't) pay extra for lead, coated steel is fine. I usually use perfect equipment brand but have used many others, including even HF ones in a pinch one time on the road anc they all stick fine if you prep the...

You guys apparently are having good luck with the Gloveworx HD gloves? I used to use them pre pandemic and it seems like after the shortages, the quality went to ****. Like It would sometimes take 3-4-5 gloves to get one that pulled on without tearing. Most people seem to like them so it...

I am pretty sure that Hunter has designed their software to specifically not install on non Hunter PC's. I tried one time on a later version (V14) and could not get it to work. Any chance you can get the original PC running, or install the hard drive from the original one in the new...

This x11. I have two 894's and use them almost exclusively for wheels, tires and alignment stuff. Very rare that I have to break out the big one. I haven't used an air impact in 7-8 years. I am sure Milwaukee's equivalent items are just as capable. DaveW

I have only had the need for something like this 1-2 times in my life but typical of GJ, you guys make me want to buy one "just in case" DaveW

Oooh, nice find. I have a set of old Husky Black semi deeps that I absolutely love, but it was never a no skip sizing set, and it was originally a keep in the trailer set so I am missing a few and they are hard to find singles. DaveW

Congrats on beating cancer. Honestly, if you were applying to me, its not your age, it is your lack of experience. I just couldn't picture it working out with you starting at lube tech level and it working out well for anyone. Busting *** as a line mechanic is a young mans game, the older...

I think you want it on the left. It will swing to the right side of the tire to press down there and follow it around DaveW

I don't have any real good advice on retrofitting an assist arm to a machine, but if you do any type of stiffer tires it would probably be worth it to add one. This style is a dead copy of the one on my shop Hunter machine...

I am never going to financially recover from reading this thread....:) DaveW

I have never found a decent printable one. I have this one (which is kind of small https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039K0E54/?tag=atomicindus08-20) And this one on the wall https://www.ebay.com/itm/143454421315 DaveW

You seem on the right track, but stay away from the Honeywell ones. I put 12 of them up in my shop (2 circuits) and even though they are less than 2 years old, 4 of them are flaky turn on and off and 1 failed completely. When the first one acted up, I started researching if they had a...