Efficiency is key to successful shop operation, but the pressure to save time and effort can compromise accuracy. Technicians must resist the temptation of jumping to conclusions, which can lead to misdiagnosis and wasted time. Attention to detail is essential for enhancing shop efficiency.
With warmer weather emerging, your truck’s HVAC sub-systems and components that helped keep the cold at bay need some attention. Here are some tips to keep the system in peak performance.
While it is clearly necessary to check for circuit voltage, open circuits and shorted circuits, there are proper and improper methods to accomplish those tasks. Let’s take a brief look at three improper connector and wire testing methods here in this informative blog from our own Jake Schell.
Awareness to the potential of static electricity is the key to preventing electrical component damage. In the shop environment a couple of the most common ways in which static electricity can form are through walking and sliding across the vehicle seat. When working on the electrical components, steps should be taken to discharge any static electricity prior to touching the components.
Put simply, the transmission, because of its location in the powertrain, catches all the leaks from everything in front of it and above it.