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Auto Repair : What Is a Hub Bearing on a Car?

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:47:22 +0000

A hub bearing on a car servers two primary purposes, including allowing the hub and attached components to rotate freely, and also to keep the wheel tire and rotating mass attached to the car. Learn about the two types of hub bearings, including unit bearings and wheel bearings, with help from an auto mechanic in this free video on auto parts.

Expert: J.B. Hebert
Contact: www.wrxtra.com
Bio: J.B. Hebert is a machinist, metal fabricator, and auto mechanic who has been fixing and modifying all things mechanical for over 20 years.
Filmmaker: David Pakman

Duration : 0:1:44

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Kubota Tractor tows the Cartar FL Mobile Lift in Body Shop

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:47:17 +0000

This is the new generation of Mobile Car lifts for the workshop and auto body Shops. Time is Money, Lift and move your damaged cars easily and safely through your workshop . . Powered by Air/hyd , no electrics, use inside or outside.
3 Good reasons why you should have a Cartar Mobile Lift or Cartar Porto Lift.
If your work is a Toyota , Ford, Mazda, Honda, Merc Benz, Porsche , Chrysler , GM, BMW, Audi , VW , Jaguar Seat, Citroen or a Mitsubishi this is the Hoist for you.
1/ Get the trademen off the cold concrete and into a comfortable working position.
2/ Provide a system for moving the damaged cars around your workshop in a safe and cost effective way. From start of repair to finish.
3/ Replace a couple of your coventional lifts for a Cartar Mobile lift or a Cartar Porto Lift and open up your workshop Floor. www.cartar.com.au
Great space saver. If you dont have a Cartar Mobile Lift – Why Not ?

Duration : 0:2:31

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Just Got My Car Back From The Auto Body Place – ELECTRA AUTO BODY of Lindenhurst

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:47:04 +0000

Aug 4, 2011… Just got back from the Auto Body place & finally got my car back after a week or so.! I am very happy with the auto body place right now. ELECTRA AUTO BODY of Lindenhurst does GREAT WORK!

Duration : 0:3:43

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Finding The Right Car Repair Video.

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:09:31 +0000

Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 43 years, shows how you can find a car repair video on the subject that you’re looking for. The Scottykilmer channel on youtube has a great search engine on the top left hand side, where you merely type in the car repair subject you’re interested in. Then up pops a video on that subject.

Duration : 0:2:43

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Automotive Repair: Locating Battery Drain Using Voltage Drop

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:08:31 +0000

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You can’t measure voltage drop across a resistance unless current is flowing, right? Well, if something is draining the battery, there must be current flowing where there shouldn’t be. SO…let’s measure across easily accessible resistors…the fuses! And see where that current flow is.

Duration : 0:4:44

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Insurance Insider discovers auto body insurance repair dangerously gone wrong

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:08:27 +0000

Jackie is a college student in Rhode Island whose Dodge is damaged in an accident during a snowstorm. She brings the car in for repair to an autobody shop recommended by here insurance company, only to find it still has problems once it’s fixed. After three attempts to repair the vehicle at the insurance auto body shop, she turns to Providence Auto Body. Shockingly, an independent repair analysis finds so many quality and safety issues that the Dodge is declared a total loss ! Learn more at www.providenceautobody.com

Duration : 0:2:44

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A Midas shop caught charging for work not done

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:43:57 +0000

I brought my car to a Midas to get an oil change, tire rotation, and brake check, but they didn’t rotate the tires or check the brakes! When they got caught, they tried to cover it up with excuses, but I knew better…

For those of you who keep saying “Why don’t you do it yourself?”, here’s why: last year I was living in an apartment and was not allowed to work on my car ANYWHERE: not in my parking space, not at the laundromat, not at the grocery store, not at the mall, etc. If I parked somewhere and popped the hood, a cop would show up and start questioning me and tell me to leave. To avoid getting harassed by the police, I had no choice but to bring my car to a shop. Unfortunately, I chose the cheapest shops because I live by myself, and paying $900 rent plus electric bill, phone bill, gas, car insurance, etc., was not easy.

I don’t care so much about the tire rotation since the tires were in good shape, my beef is that they didn’t look at the brakes, which is something I couldn’t do because the rear drums were on tight and wouldn’t come off. The work order said check the brakes, so why didn’t they? Just because the tires are okay doesn’t mean that the brakes are okay too!

For you “experts” who claim that it’s not necessary to rotate tires, consider this: just because the tread looks okay doesn’t mean you should leave the tire in the same position all the time. This is especially true on a FWD car, since the front tires handle the steering, braking, driving, and extra weight, while the rear tires don’t do much besides braking. By rotating the tires, each tire eventually handles a different corner of the car, so they all take turns bearing the load. This saves wear on the three components of the tire: the tread, the sidewall, and the bead.

I rotate my tires every 3,000 miles regardless if the tread looks okay, because I want my tires to last as long as possible. I don’t care if the mechanic thinks otherwise, it’s not his choice. It’s my vehicle, my money, and my choice. Now, my choice is not to go to Midas!

I wonder if they even changed the oil? From now on I am going to mark the old oil filter with a Sharpie marker so that I can tell if they changed the oil or not. These places are out to make a buck, so I need to take precautions to avoid getting ripped off!

Duration : 0:4:38

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Auto Mechanic

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:43:01 +0000

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Duration : 0:2:53

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Cartar Portable Lift reinvents the Modern Auto Shop

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:42:57 +0000

Duration : 0:3:49

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Auto Body And Paint: Who Else Wants To Learn How-To Give Your Ride A Killer Paint Job

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:42:04 +0000

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Duration : 0:2:53

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