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Technician inspecting sticking turn plates on an automotive alignment rack

Alignment Rack Turn Plates Sticking? Common Cau...

Alignment turn plates are designed to let the front wheels move freely while a technician measures and adjusts steering and suspension angles. When the plates begin sticking, dragging, or refusing...

Alignment Rack Turn Plates Sticking? Common Cau...

Alignment turn plates are designed to let the front wheels move freely while a technician measures and adjusts steering and suspension angles. When the plates begin sticking, dragging, or refusing...

Technician inspecting the oil injection system on an automotive A/C service machine

A/C Machine Oil Injection Not Working? Common C...

A/C Machine Oil Injection Not Working? Common Causes and Service Tips An automotive A/C machine can complete recovery, vacuum, and recharge normally but still have trouble injecting oil into the...

A/C Machine Oil Injection Not Working? Common C...

A/C Machine Oil Injection Not Working? Common Causes and Service Tips An automotive A/C machine can complete recovery, vacuum, and recharge normally but still have trouble injecting oil into the...

Wheel Balancer Arm Not Measuring Correctly? Common Causes and Service Tips

Wheel Balancer Arm Not Measuring Correctly? Com...

A wheel balancer can power on and spin normally but still give bad results if the measuring arm is not reading correctly. The arm may fail to register wheel dimensions,...

Wheel Balancer Arm Not Measuring Correctly? Com...

A wheel balancer can power on and spin normally but still give bad results if the measuring arm is not reading correctly. The arm may fail to register wheel dimensions,...

A/C Machine Scale Not Reading Correctly? Common Causes and Service Tips

A/C Machine Scale Not Reading Correctly? Common...

An automotive A/C machine depends on accurate scale readings to measure refrigerant during recovery and recharge. If the scale is reading incorrectly, drifting, showing the wrong weight, or not responding...

A/C Machine Scale Not Reading Correctly? Common...

An automotive A/C machine depends on accurate scale readings to measure refrigerant during recovery and recharge. If the scale is reading incorrectly, drifting, showing the wrong weight, or not responding...

Technician diagnosing a tire changer turntable that is not spinning in an automotive repair shop

Tire Changer Turntable Not Spinning? Common Cau...

A tire changer can power on normally and still leave the shop stuck if the turntable will not spin. The machine may make noise without moving, rotate slowly, stop under...

Tire Changer Turntable Not Spinning? Common Cau...

A tire changer can power on normally and still leave the shop stuck if the turntable will not spin. The machine may make noise without moving, rotate slowly, stop under...

Technician inspecting the hood safety switch on a wheel balancer in an automotive repair shop

Wheel Balancer Won’t Start With the Hood Down? ...

A wheel balancer can appear perfectly normal. The display is on, the controls respond, and the wheel is mounted correctly, but the machine refuses to begin the spin cycle when...

Wheel Balancer Won’t Start With the Hood Down? ...

A wheel balancer can appear perfectly normal. The display is on, the controls respond, and the wheel is mounted correctly, but the machine refuses to begin the spin cycle when...