Morse Automotive Website Provides Technical Information for Brake Technicians
When technicians visit the Morse Automotive website, they get much more than basic product information. The site includes useful technical information, a catalog link to help correctly identify and select the right Morse Automotive friction product for each brake job, and a brake wear chart that includes a ….
Tech Tip: ‘Simple’ Tire Rotations with TPMS Can Prove Tricky
Bias. Everyone, whether it is politics, labor, religion, food, whatever, has a bias. Mine is government overregulation in the name of safety. It is with that built-in opinion that I will attempt to explain what tiremakers, TPMS tool manufacturers and sensor makers want you to know about tire rotation and TPMS. The other day my left rear tire went down in an instant thanks to a ….
Mitchell 1 PerformanceCenter Maximizes Your Software’s Full Potential
With its new PerformanceCenter "live" training sessions, Mitchell 1 is providing shop owners and service advisors the professional training they need to help improve and grow their businesses. In addition, by attending the "live" online training sessions and watching the learning modules, shop owners and service advisors are qualified to receive shop management certification ….
Tech Feature: Hybrid Service will Increase as Hybrids Move Out of Warranty and into the Independent Service Bays
By now it’s no secret that the price of one gallon of regular-grade gasoline has topped the $4 mark and will undoubtedly be even higher one year from now. In light of rising fuel costs, consumers are once again returning to basic transportation by trading in their old gas-guzzling SUVs for more economical vehicles, especially those powered by hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) technology. On the one hand, the current popularity of hybrid technology seems to offer an ….
CARQUEST and MACS Team Up to Find Mobile A/C-Heat Transfer Tech of the Year for 2008
CARQUEST and the Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) Worldwide have teamed up for the third year in a row to find the best mobile air conditioning and heat transfer service technician in North America. In order to allow more technicians who would like to participate time to ….
Permatex Expands Website to Provide New Online Resources for Technicians
Permatex, Inc., an innovative leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has launched a newly updated version of its website. Among the new features are individual "how-to" videos for Permatex Windshield Repair Kit, Rear View Mirror Adhesive Kit, and Headlight Lens Restoration Kit ….
Schrader Adds Four New TIA-Certified Automotive Tire Service (ATS) Instructors
Schrader-Bridgeport International, Inc. announces that four employees and representative agents have been added to the company’s roster of Certified Automotive Tire Service (ATS) Instructors as designated by the Tire Industry Association (TIA). Schrader’s Certified ATS Instructors are available to educate technicians and improve their skills and ….
ASA Announces North Carolina Venues for Service Information Workshops
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has announced it will host three free Service Information Workshops in North Carolina. Designed to educate shop owners and technicians about the availability of service information to automotive repair shops, the next workshops will be held in ….
Mac Tools Announces the Launch of the 70th Anniversary Catalog
On Thursday, June 26, 2008, Mac Tools will be setting up a Macstravaganza show at the S motorcycle event in La Crosse, WI. At the event, Mac Tools will introduce its new 2008 70th Anniversary Catalog with 43 pages devoted to motorcycle tools. Mac Tools now offers the full line of tools from many of the top motorcycle tool manufacturers ….
Hundreds Take Part in Inaugural Women’s Car Care Clinic Sponsored by Belle Tire and Monroe
Nearly 300 female motorists in the Detroit area set aside their Sunday afternoon this past weekend to learn more about important vehicle maintenance topics through an innovative car care clinic sponsored by Belle Tire and the Monroe shocks and struts brand of Tenneco Inc. Held at Belle Tire’s corporate headquarters in Allen Park ….