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At the beginning of the automotive era, a vehicle’s chassis was no more than a skeleton that supported the rest of the components. Times have certainly changed. Today’s car frames are precisely engineered to extremely high standards, and…

A knock sensor does exactly what its name says: It senses knocks in a running engine. The knock sensor does not diagnose the problem; it simply tells the vehicle’s electronic systems monitoring equipment that a problem exists. Any time an engin…

Changing the blades on your lawnmower is never really a fun task. This is especially true for riding lawnmowers such as the John Deere L130 where you have to remove the lower deck assembly before removing the blade. Having the right tools for the job…

Exhaust baffles seem like something of an irritating and superfluous doodad for something designed for absolute freedom and simplicity. But those simple, metal plates do more than keep the squirrels happy at the expense of your precious horsepower; t…

Whether your back plate is scuffed and damaged or you’re just looking to change the appearance of your iPhone, installing a new housing plate is easy. The housing plate is a third-party part not released by Apple, the company that manufactures…

A snowblower’s muffler bolts can loosen over time due to a lack of use and because of variations in temperature. This loosening can be prevented by making adjustments to the engine while it is warm and to the muffler prior to long term storage. You c…

Mufflers, or silencers, are part of your vehicles exhaust system. Tubular metal pipes carry exhaust gases from the engine away from the passenger area of the vehicle. Without some type of silencer, your vehicle would be extremely loud. Mufflers are m…

Automotive exhaust systems are fairly durable these days. Whether through concerns for quality or regulation compliance, the systems are far superior to those of yore. Even so, a muffler might suffer damage from road thawing chemicals or long drives…

A metric thread is designed to be installed in a very specific way. Learn how to insert a metric thread with help from an expert in the automotive industry in this free video on auto repair.

Portable drills from Black & Decker can be equipped with either a keyed or keyless chuck. The chuck is the part of the drill that opens and tightens to hold a drill bit firmly. Keyless chucks are tightened by hand; the collar is tightened around…