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But your original problem with excessive pad wear, was it on the right rear only?

1. Is the problem only the right rear pads having excessive wear? Left rear pads are wearing fine?

Between Fancy Gap and Hillsville?

Oh ok. It just sounded like a strange statement to me. I admire the loyalty you show to your longtime technician. I hope that I still enjoy working on vehicles when I'm 70. Did he have any recommendations for anyone local?

Why not?

Experience: Twenty years spent repairing knitting machines in a textile mill. A tool pouch only holds so many tools. A flare/open-end combo was a space saver. Automotive DIY since I was old enough to know which end of a screwdriver to hold. I’m currently earning my A.A.S. degree in Automotive...

Open end/Flare combo because time is money.

Like you, I did a lot of reading on Garage Journal. I also talked to people who worked in the field, and the 88 kept coming up as the go to meter for auto technicians. I'll admit to not knowing much about electrical work yet, but I wanted to buy one meter and be done with it. I do like the 88's...

Is this the set that you're referring to?

Future auto tech here. I bought the Fluke 88 series 5. As a wannabe, I haven't used it as much as I would like to, but I'll second redwrench and say I'd buy another one in a heartbeat. The Fluke 88V is nice! bareass, did you ever buy those Wiha screwdrivers that you were looking at?

Warning: Never use copper tubing as a replacement. It cannot withstand the high pressure or the vibration to which brake lines are exposed. Fluid leakage and system failure can result.

I have the Innova 31603. It will read OBDII, some ABS and SRS DTC'S. I think it will even read some manufacturers specific codes. It will let you view live data and let you customize your PIDs. I haven't tried that function yet, so I don't know how well it works. It is not bi-directional. I do...

This is way off of the original topic, but since you mentioned buying the box through SEP, I thought you might be interested in this. Tonight I signed up for the Matco TechEd program. They have some damn good deals for students. You might want to check it out if you haven't already done so.

How hard is it keeping a white box clean in a pro environment?

I don't think that I'm going to buy a box with my sep, but if I do it will be white with black trim. Congrats on the new box.

I didn't see them mentioned, but Beta makes an excellent #2 Phillips as well.

Yes, they are a bit heavy. Their weight and the shape of the handles also made them a bit cumbersome to tote around in a tool pouch on my hip all day. But man they are some great drivers.

X2 I'm a bit of a Wiha fan boy, but I like them better than anything I've ever used. But, one of my favorite #2 Phillips drivers is a cheap Stanley that I picked up at K-Mart several years ago.

I guess I'm just a cheap *******, but I still think he's asking too much. I do like the looks of a white tool box though.