Home storage lifts are allow vehicle owners to gain more space and convenience with just one installation. Whether you’re looking for more storage or you’d like to find a safe way to service your car at home, home storage lifts are the answer. If you own a commercial shop, you probably have multiple lifts in… Read more »
ALI Hoist Inspections: Why They’re Essential to Business Success
ALI hoist inspections are an integral part of keeping your lifts functioning and safe. You need to know your lifts will work when you need them, without fail, and you must be certain you are in compliance with all safety guidelines required by law. Otherwise, you risk workplace injuries, fines and lawsuits. What Is the… Read more »
R-1234yf New Refrigerant: What to Expect and How to Use it Safely
R-1234yf is the latest development in auto cooling systems. It’s being introduced gradually in cars sold in the U.S., first in the 2013 Cadillac XTS and ATS, then Chrysler’s Fiat, and many more models are now adopting this type of refrigerant versus the old version — R-134a. As an auto repair specialist, it’s important that… Read more »
Wheel Balancing – Training and Taking the time to Do It Right
Wheel Balancing a 2008 Toyota Sequoia Wheel Haweka Adapter Systems
Wheel Balancing Market Dynamics
Medium Duty Wheel Balancing – Balancing a 2012 Chevy Silverado Wheel (8 x 180) Despite being one of the most critical aspects of wheel balancing, properly mounting wheels on balancers is all too often undervalued or completely dismissed as a requirement to the wheel balancing process. The biggest factor contributing to this is balancer OEMs… Read more »
Clad Wheel Issue
Clad Wheel Balancing – Balancing a 2013 Dodge Charger Chrome Clad Wheel Chrome Clad Wheels A clad wheel is a cast wheel with a chromed, plastic cover bonded to the face of the wheel. Their presence in the marketplace is growing like wildfire because auto manufacturers have realized that the same cast forgings can be… Read more »
Front Coning Issue
Over 70% of wheel balance comebacks can be directly attributed to the way wheels are mounted on the balancer. The single biggest contributor to mounting problems is using a cone from the front of the wheel or front coning. The contact point on the cone has nothing to do with the way the wheel is… Read more »