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How to Rebuild a Brake Caliper: Saturday Mechanic Most hydraulic brake calipers have only one or two moving parts. Here's how to make them move again after they freeze up.   |
Popular Mechanics
February 2010
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How to Replace Your Car's Radiator: DIY Auto If you have a bad plastic-tank radiator, you might as well just buy a new one. If you have a copper-and-brass radiator, it might be repairable at a radiator shop. Either way, save some money by doing the removal and installation yourself. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
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Saturday Mechanic: Servicing Tapered Wheel Bearings Unlike sealed wheel bearings, the front wheel bearings found on a typical rear-wheel-drive car or truck employ two-piece caged bearing assemblies. How to clean and repack these bearings in this step-by-step slide show. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2009 |
How to Replace A Broken Fan Motor: DIY Auto There's a brief sizzle from under the dash, followed by an even more acrid smell. What's going on? Paradise by the dashboard vents is over. Your fan motor has died. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2006
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Replacing a Sealed Wheel Bearing All vehicles have wheel bearings. And sooner or later, those bearings will have to be replaced. |
Popular Mechanics
September 8, 2009
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10 Car Mysteries Solved: Expert Car Clinic Q&A Solutions for a variety of engine problems that are certain to help car owners. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2009 |
How to Fix Squeaky Brakes: DIY Auto Inadequate development at the manufacturer that leaves brake systems prone to noise can usually be overcome by a Saturday mechanic without totally re-engineering the braking system. Here's how. |
Popular Mechanics
September 17, 2008
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6 Ways to Stay Safe in Your Garage: Saturday Mechanic A busted knuckle is a badge of honor, and real injuries are easily prevented. Here's the right way to work on your car without getting hurt. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2009 |
How To Tell When a Wheel, Not a Tire, is Leaking Why some of today's alloy wheels leak air... Why passenger-side mirrors heat up more slowly than the driver's side... Why you should avoid downshifting unnecessarily... |
Popular Mechanics
April 2007
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How to Bleed Your Brakes: Saturday Mechanic Air in your brake system can make your brake pedal feel spongy. You should flush the lines every two to three years. Here's how... A primer on brake fluids... |
Popular Mechanics
January 2009
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How to Read a Mechanic's Work Order: Saturday Mechanic You can troubleshoot your repair after it's done -- without turning a wrench. Here's an overview of the sometimes confusing world of the repair order. |
Popular Mechanics
September 23, 2009
Mike Allen |
7 Car Mysteries Solved: Expert Car Clinic Experts answer the most puzzling car questions |
Boating
April 2004 |
Troubleshooter's Tip Sheet Here are some of the more common potential boating disasters and our proven techniques for keeping them from ruining your day. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2006
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What's That Smell? There are plenty of smells emanating from your car that may be evidence of something wrong. Here are a few of them. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2006
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Auto Clinic What you should know about taillights... Gas-siphoning hazard gas with newer cars... The right way to use a car cover... How long should brake pads last?... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2009
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The Trouble With Lightweight Brakes: Car Clinic Lightweight isn't always better. This is certainly true for disc brakes. |
Popular Mechanics
January 30, 2008
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Just Stop Whining and Fix Your Car: The Angry Mechanic They say modern cars are way too technical to be repaired by ordinary folks, but it hasn't turned into rocket science. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2009
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Top 20 Automotive Tips for Gonzo Repairs Good tips for making the best use of common tools and ingredients in your garage for those creative auto repairs. |
The Motley Fool
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Keep That Old Car Longer If you are the owner of a gently used car, you're (I hope) thinking of it as a long-term relationship. Here are some ways to keep that relationship as long and happy as possible. |
