Auto Service World

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A technician who has received training directly from a vehicle manufacturer whether it be a class or by reading an OE book is considered a factory-trained tech as far as a shop coach and owner is concerned. Image credit: Depositphotos.com The post Why aftermarket techs are also factory trained ones appeared first on Auto Service World.

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Brake & Front End

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Considerations for your Customers While some of these points may be a no-brainer for a tech like yourself, many drivers never consider the following. While cars continue to stack up in the bay, its possible for those small details to slip through the cracks. One important step to take your time on is the proper bedding-in of brake pads.

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Manufacturing Brake Repair Engineering Education 183

Humble Mechanic

JUNE 15, 2018

This system pays a tech based on the job, not the time it takes that technician to complete. If a job pays 3 hours, a tech gets paid 3 hours. If it takes that tech 2 hours, they win. In the US many automotive technicians get paid on a system called flat rate. If it […]

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autoevolution

MARCH 13, 2025

You don't have to be a tech-savvy user to know that Android Auto isn't the most stable and reliable application. It sometimes breaks down without users changing anything on their sides, and a simple thing like installing an update could wreak havoc in some cars.

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Automotive Training Centre

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Although Foxconn is widely recognized as a tech giant, particularly for its role in manufacturing Apple products, its influence is expanding into the automotive sector. One name that’s gaining increased attention is Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., commonly known as Foxconn. Who Is Hon Hai (Foxconn)?

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Tomorrow's Technician

MARCH 28, 2024

He worked as a Cadillac/Buick tech at a dealership in Buffalo, then as a tech at an independent shop where he worked on domestic, Asian and European cars. “I After being permanently hurt being a tech, Baldwin worked at Goodyear as a service manager while working on his Master’s Degree. His early career emphasized that.

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Automotive Training Centre

JULY 23, 2024

Advanced Technology: A High-Tech Drive The MG Comet EV has various tech features to enhance the driving experience. These features make the MG Comet EV a tech-savvy vehicle that can meet the daily needs of modern drivers. Interior and Safety The MG Comet EV doesn’t compromise on comfort and convenience.

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Automotive Electric Vehicles Electronics Electricity 299

AutoShopOwner

JULY 2, 2023

I was a tech on a Friday at a Ford Dealer, and a Shop Owner the following Monday. Like so many from my generation, I was a technician-turned shop owner. While I was technically competent, I had no clue how to run a business. I struggled for years until I understood my role as the business owner. Is it an easy process? Overwhelming?

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Brake & Front End

MARCH 15, 2024

As a tech who may be working with flat-rate-billing systems, you know that it’s important to finish each brake job within the allotted amount of time to maintain profit for your shop. When replacing brake system components, it might seem like using compatible parts from any manufacturer – regardless of brand – should get the job done.

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Hydraulics Manufacturing A Tech Engineering 246

Tire Review Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As a tech, you can assess whether the front or rear rotors need your attention by speaking with your customer about where they are feeling the abnormality while driving. Identifying Brake Rotor Issues Like many vehicle problems, issues with brake rotors can be brought to the driver’s attention by an unusual driving feel.

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Automotive Training Centre

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This isn’t merely a tech enthusiast’s fancy; it’s an environmental necessity. The Rise of E-boats That Those in Hybrid and Electrical Mechanic Training Need to Know About As the name suggests, E-Boats are electric boats designed to traverse lakes, rivers, and seas powered purely by electricity.

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Mechanic Electricity Auto Mechanic Training Transportation 278

Tire Review Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As a tech, you can assess whether the front or rear rotors need your attention by speaking with your customer about where they are feeling the abnormality while driving. Identifying Brake Rotor Issues Like many vehicle problems, issues with brake rotors can be brought to the driver’s attention by an unusual driving feel.

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Auto Service World

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

That may not be you — you may want to stay in the bays as a tech — but that means you need to hire a manager. That may not be you — you may want to stay in the bays as a tech — but that means you need to hire a manager. Where will it be located? Would I want to open one in a different city? My shop is run very efficiently.

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Management A Tech Education Automotive 162

Jalopnik

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Like Felix the Cat’s magic bag of tricks, today’s Nice Price or No Dice 750Li offers pretty much everything you could want. Let’s see if its price makes for some serious want as well. Read more.

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Humble Mechanic

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Today on the Automotive podcast, I want to talk about how I would get started as a tech, if I was doing it today. I have talked about how I got started on other shows. But I think that if I was going to do it again, I may take a different approach. The internet […]

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Mechanic A Tech Automotive IT 100

Humble Mechanic

AUGUST 16, 2020

I don’t care how good a tech is, this will happen. As a New Technician, or really an experienced one, getting a diagnosis wrong on a car will 100% happen. Understanding that you will get some diagnosis wrong is VITAL. It’s also important to learn how to deal with misdiagnosing and how to handle it. […]

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AutoShopOwner

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Tech error. A tech fails to properly tighten brake caliper frame bolts. Some techs rarely make these errors. When tech error is involved, is the employer responsible to pay the tech's time to correct his own mistake? Should the tech handle this as a courtesy until determined what area the fault is in?

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Tomorrow's Technician

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It is not a mistake; it is a Tech Assist feature from Litens called the Lift. The Tech Assist Pin is installed at the Litens factory to hold the tensioner in the torqued or retracted position. Let’s look at this replacement tensioner. This bolt hex or lug is not on the factory tensioner.

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Brake & Front End

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It is not a mistake; it is a Tech Assist feature from Litens called the Lift. The Tech Assist Pin is installed at the Litens factory to hold the tensioner in the torqued or retracted position. Let’s look at this replacement tensioner. This bolt hex or lug is not on the factory tensioner.

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A Tech Engineering Vehicle IT 130

AutoSuccess

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Key details like premium audio systems, safety packages or tech upgrades are often overlooked without the right data in front of you. Missing something like adaptive cruise control or a tech package could mean underpricing by thousands. Inaccurate appraisals can hurt profits before the car even hits the lot.

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Shop Marketing Pros

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Yes, there are times of the year that are slower than others, but you shouldn’t just accept that and resign yourself to sub-par performance out of your shop. The best way to market around the slow times in your shop is to make sure the marketing you do every other time of the year is rock-solid. This is the worst marketing strategy you can have.

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Tomorrow's Technician

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Here is a tech tip you can use if you are seeing more hybrids and stop/start vehicles with noise complaints at your shop. Noise problems can be challenging to replicate on these vehicles because the gasoline engine doesn’t run constantly and starts only under specific conditions. So, how do you force a hybrid vehicle to start?

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Engineering Vehicle A Tech Management 130

Tomorrow's Technician

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

There is a myth out there that if an ABC system is malfunctioning, a tech can flush the fluid and perform an aggressive test drive involving cornering hard and going over speed bumps that will free trapped debris in the valves. Mercedes-Benz’s Active Body Control (ABC) has been around since 1999. It is essentially two suspensions in one.

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Hydraulics Car Vehicle Engineering 189

Tomorrow's Technician

AUGUST 26, 2024

A few decades ago, airbag systems surprised a few techs before it became common knowledge what those yellow wires running around the car did. There is more than enough fluid, thermal and mechanical energy in them to send a tech to the ER if he or she makes the wrong move. I didn’t really know why — it just happened sometimes.

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Tomorrow's Technician

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

For instance, a tech can be sanding a steel panel across the repair facility, and particulates can “float over” and land on exposed aluminum panels — and you would never even see this happen. When it comes to aluminum, there simply are no shortcuts.

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AutoInc.

APRIL 8, 2024

Remember how you were as a tech on your first day of your first job. But you learned from them and became an amazing tech. There is a deep sense of comfort and satisfaction that comes from “I can still do it.” ” Let’s be real stepping out of your comfort zone isn’t easy. You can’t do it alone.

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Tomorrow's Technician

JULY 2, 2024

Incorrect contact can allow the wheel to move while on the balancer, giving false readings and leaving a tech chasing weights or adding more weight because the balancer asks for more, usually in different places. Today, many alloy wheels don’t have a simple, tapered center anymore. In addition, make sure your balancer is in the right mode.

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Troubleshooting A Tech Vehicle IT 100

Tomorrow's Technician

MAY 6, 2024

The following spring, his high-school counselor, Larry Blackwell, saw Stow driving his “death-trap Mach 1” and told him about the new auto tech program the school district had started, thinking it would be a good fit for him. We all have at least one teacher who sticks out in our memories. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find one.

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Tomorrow's Technician

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Every technician I have started as a maintenance technician, and with [Paul’s] guidance, they have become highly productive technicians (AB and C Techs) with goals that he has set for them. Within the first three years as a tech, I achieved L1 Master Technician status. I have now been a technician with Firestone for almost 19 years.

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Tire Review Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

TechForce Foundation recently launched its Techs Talk survey , which the company said is designed to uncover insights into the perspectives, values and experiences of aspiring technician students and new working technicians.

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Tire Review Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

TechForce Foundation recently launched its Techs Talk survey , which the company said is designed to uncover insights into the perspectives, values and experiences of aspiring technician students and new working technicians.

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A Tech Automotive IT 52

AutoSuccess

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We reside in a tech-dependent world. They capitalized on unverifiable information, crafting perceptions that translated into buyer expectations and realities. Closing tricks and an assertive approach led to a 35% success rate, celebrated as mastery. With the advent of the internet, dealers initially dismissed it, hoping it would fade.

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Tomorrow's Technician

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Why Alejandra was nominated: Alejandra nominated herself for the Techs Rock Awards. She writes, “Thank you for… the opportunity to represent the true spirit of a tech that rocks!” Alejandra Rivas is a student at Western Technical College and a technician at Love’s Travel Stops in El Paso, Texas. That is just the way he’s wired.

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ASE Trucking Technical Education 130

Auto Profit Masters

MAY 9, 2023

Maybe it’s an A-Tech who can fix anything but who refuses to follow the rules. You can create a culture where your team works just as hard as you to grow and protect the business, where you don’t have to dread going on vacation and where everyone in your operation can see a future where they retire with you someday. You can’t luck into it.

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A Tech IT Management Car 100

Tomorrow's Technician

APRIL 30, 2024

The N54 was a leap forward for BMW. It wasn’t the first turbocharged engine produced by the German automaker, but it certainly set the bar high. In fact, this engine was so well received by critics and enthusiasts, it’s been called “the German 2JZ.” In some cases, the turbo may fail due to damage from the introduction of foreign debris.

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Engineering Mechanic Vehicle Management 100

Autoflow

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Check off every necessary repair procedure to: Meet or exceed manufacturer’s guidelines Make structural integrity checks that a tech could easily overlook, like welding and structural repairs. Instead, gain their confidence by delivering their vehicles in the condition they expect and pay for. These days, they didn’t miss a single one.

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Automotive Management Network

JULY 1, 2021

Some shops choose to provide more tools or a tool allowance to their techs. It varies from shop to shop, and it’s something that techs will consider when they determine which position is in their best interest. When techs feel like they are going more and more into debt just to work for a shop, what’s the incentive to stay?

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