Tools

Have you ever lost a little wrench or a tiny part that seems disappear into the automotive abyss? Or how that all-too-familiar situation where you can just feel the fastener […]

Removing bearings located in and around a driveline is one of those jobs that absolutely, positively demands a specialized bearing puller tool. Without one, many folks attempt to cut the […]

Not that long ago, a heat gun was a nice-to-have tool, something you’d use to melt some shrink sleeves or remove old decals. Many older guns were either “on” or […]

Let’s say you have car you’ve spent a lot of time and sweat to build. It’s fast, or at least you think so. Your buddies are pressing you to get […]

Wander into the pits at any big drag race event and you’ll find racers draped over an engine with the valve covers off inspecting the components, checking valve spring pressure, […]

Honestly, I never knew what a torque limiting socket extension was until the folks from Summit Racing asked me to review a set of its own brand of extensions.  I […]

We recently added more work space to our shop. While we enjoy the luxury of having sufficient room, the need to route new air lines for pneumatic tools into and […]

Work around enough automotive interiors, and you’ll undoubtedly come across cracked and brittle plastics and trim pieces. Heck, walk through a parking lot and you’ll see an array of split […]

We’ll be the first to admit using a drill bit designed for wood to drill holes in steel or aluminum. The results were predicable–billows of smoke and holes that were […]

The last few turns of an oil drain plug during an oil change can be the most nerve-racking moments of a gearhead’s life: Well, with the handy OTC Drain Plug […]