Car Service Tech Trucking 
Brake & Front End
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
A good project car brings people together. And once Babcox Media’s Joe Keene, an ASE-certified technician, and the technicians-in-training at OTC got to pop the hood and slide under it on a creeper to get their hands in it, its service needs raised eyebrows. But it’s not all tension and torque wrenches.
Tomorrow's Technician
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
A good project car brings people together. And once Babcox Media’s Joe Keene, an ASE-certified technician, and the technicians-in-training at OTC got to pop the hood and slide under it on a creeper to get their hands in it, its service needs raised eyebrows. But it’s not all tension and torque wrenches.
Brake & Front End
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
On some GM full-sized trucks, you must adjust the shoe-to-drum clearance. The typical sign of a worn hinge pivot is normal travel on the lever or pedal, but the parking brake will not hold the car on a hill. This is designed to keep the parking brake pedal travel the same during the entire life of the shoes.
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