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Don’t Get Stuck With Seized Brake Calipers

|Date: October 26, 2017

Don’t Get Stuck With Seized Brake Calipers

When it comes to safety critical braking components, there’s a tendency to think of pads and discs. But y ...

When it comes to safety critical braking components, there’s a tendency to think of pads and discs. But you’re missing one vital part of the system – the caliper. ...

October 26, 2017
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Engine Judder at Idle – 2012 Volkswagen Passat

|Date: October 25, 2017

Engine Judder at Idle – 2012 Volkswagen Passat

Volkswagen Passat 1.6 TDI –Engine judder at idle. ...

Volkswagen Passat 1.6 TDI –Engine judder at idle. ...

October 25, 2017
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Small Parts Make a Big Difference

|Date: October 24, 2017

Small Parts Make a Big Difference

Apec tells PMM how replacing small braking accessories can benefit a garage business. ...

Apec tells PMM how replacing small braking accessories can benefit a garage business. ...

October 24, 2017
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How to Fit a Clutch on a Ford Focus

|Date: October 23, 2017

How to Fit a Clutch on a Ford Focus

A full clutch replacement guide for a Ford Focus, 1.8L TDCI 2007 from the experts at Schaeffler Automotiv ...

A full clutch replacement guide for a Ford Focus, 1.8L TDCI 2007 from the experts at Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket. ...

October 23, 2017
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Oil Filter Replacement

|Date: October 22, 2017

Oil Filter Replacement

Dangers of using too much force when replacing oil filters. ...

Dangers of using too much force when replacing oil filters. ...

October 22, 2017
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Top Tips to Optimise Your Compressor

|Date: October 20, 2017

Top Tips to Optimise Your Compressor

Top tips to optimise the performance of your compressor with Gardner Denver. ...

Top tips to optimise the performance of your compressor with Gardner Denver. ...

October 20, 2017
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LCV Fault Finding

|Date: October 19, 2017

LCV Fault Finding

Problems with the 2.2 TDCi Ford Transit and Fiat Doblo. ...

Problems with the 2.2 TDCi Ford Transit and Fiat Doblo. ...

October 19, 2017
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Avoid Brake Judder Complaints

|Date: October 18, 2017

Avoid Brake Judder Complaints

To help reduce customer complaints, Borg & Beck runs through important aspects of brake disc installation ...

To help reduce customer complaints, Borg & Beck runs through important aspects of brake disc installation and the ramifications of not following procedures. ...

October 18, 2017
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Combating Brake Pad Wear & Tear

|Date: October 17, 2017

Combating Brake Pad Wear & Tear

LUMAG offers technicians a helping hand in identifying and contending with the causes of brake pad wear a ...

LUMAG offers technicians a helping hand in identifying and contending with the causes of brake pad wear and tear. ...

October 17, 2017
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Hybrid Battery Cooling System

|Date: October 16, 2017

Hybrid Battery Cooling System

Steve Smith, from Pico Technology, provides some useful advice for carrying out diagnostics on a Toyota A ...

Steve Smith, from Pico Technology, provides some useful advice for carrying out diagnostics on a Toyota Auris hybrid. ...

October 16, 2017
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Battery Testing a Routine Procedure

|Date: October 13, 2017

Battery Testing a Routine Procedure

Based on the results of a market research survey looking at the levels of battery maintenance carried out ...

Based on the results of a market research survey looking at the levels of battery maintenance carried out by independent garages, Rotronics sets out why battery testing needs to become a routine proce ...

October 13, 2017
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How do you Measure a Driveshaft?

|Date: October 12, 2017

How do you Measure a Driveshaft?

Shaftec offers some technical insight into driveshafts and looks at how to ensure that a unit is the corr ...

Shaftec offers some technical insight into driveshafts and looks at how to ensure that a unit is the correct size. ...

October 12, 2017
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Timing Chain Replacement

|Date: October 11, 2017

Timing Chain Replacement

FAI Auto Parts look at the development of timing chains and best practise replacement advice. ...

FAI Auto Parts look at the development of timing chains and best practise replacement advice. ...

October 11, 2017
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How to Fit a Timing Belt on a Kia Picanto

|Date: October 10, 2017

How to Fit a Timing Belt on a Kia Picanto

A full timing belt replacement guide for a 2005 Kia Picanto 1.1 petrol from the experts at Schaeffler Aut ...

A full timing belt replacement guide for a 2005 Kia Picanto 1.1 petrol from the experts at Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket. ...

October 10, 2017
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Why was the Volvo Sluggish?

|Date: October 09, 2017

Why was the Volvo Sluggish?

Training specilaist, Steve Carter, looks at a 2000 Volvo S40 1.6L 16V unable to pull away. ...

Training specilaist, Steve Carter, looks at a 2000 Volvo S40 1.6L 16V unable to pull away. ...

October 09, 2017
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