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I always tell the new kids if theyre serious about being in this field to invest in nice quality tool truck ratchets and breaker bars, yes theyre expensive but theyre in your hand every day, the handles are tougher, the mechanisms smoother, the warranty is painless when they break. It hurts to pay for them but it hurts more to hurt your hands using a cheap ratchet but basically every other tool i tell them to stay away from the tool trucks as much as possible

There was a recall several years back on those haldex hubs where the tone ring screws were sheering or backing out. So I feel your pain as we did a campaign on 65 trailers and 48 tractors in a 2 man shop.

Hmmm

Nothing better than having to pull the entire hub to change an ABS sensor

This tool indicate wiring diagrams

Been there

Sweet setup. Enjoyed the video just subscribed

Can you adjust parameters?... like raising and lowing cruise control/max speed/ shift maping/burn starts and stops/ etc

Probably by desígn? If u cant find some 1 to repair ur car, then you'll either a) diy or b) trade it in. With auto parts st0res closing locations, option B may be the only choíce for most families. You guys gotta uníonize, like yesterday, and it starts with the team in the bays you already work next to.

Because the dealer charges 195 per hour to work on your vehicle and then pays the person working on the vehicle gets 20 per hour?????

The big problem is the extreme car dependency of America where everybody from the janitor up to the business executive is expected to drive to and from work. The sad reality is that raising mechanic wages would put millions of low income workers at risk of losing their transportation as they would be unable to pay for repairs. The government spends billions of dollars every year subsidizing huge highways but not help the mechanics maintain their shops or help the janitors with their car expenses. The regulations that make cars extremely mechanically complex certainly don't help make cars affordable or repairable.

I been following these shortage stores since 87, and much of it are BS. I believe in the law of supply and demand and if you as an employer can get away paying anyone with any skills $30Gs a year like joem5110 said below, there are no shortages. Trucking been crying driver shortage for 4 decades that I am aware of. The problem is , there are no accountability for people posting BS and even real reporters , and 2 years down the road, when someone actually did some homework and prove them wrong because of lack of evidence. Nothing happened to them. I seen jobs for airplane pilots, few jobs and many applicants , same thing, they pay almost as bad as flipping burgers , but they have to operate multi million dollar machines. Sounds like there is an over supply of mechanics.

42yr wrencher here, I can't agree more the toll this work takes, but it will be what I will do, its what I enjoy, Many years cleared over 100k. Worked small family business. 39yrs. Covid killed that job. Enjoy your youth, save money, I instantly like you. I now work at a university, when you get older, doesn't matter what you can do or what you know. they only want young guys, I understand that, I have taken a huge decrease so I can work at my own pace, and have no drama. I really enjoyed the content.

HAve toolbox will travel. I work in a different trade I wirked for 7 different companies none of them were any good. I have not had a job since 2010. I am busy these days working .

Wrenching just ain't worth it anymore so much better and easier ways to make a living like pm planners,mangers,service writer's, salesmen, even parts guys that make 2x without even touching anything except a keyboard i would never want my kid wrenching for a living and i dont even have kids 😅 i haven't even touched on substance abuse and work place toxicity ive seen in EVERY SHOP

A big reason for the low pay is because historically, auto mechanics have always been near the bottom as far as prestige and respect, about a step above septic tank pumpers. Most every father and guidance counselor with a kid who wants to be an auto mechanic, they'll tell him he can do much better somewhere else. I don't know why or what causes this. In some parts of the world, mechanics are considered technical engineers and get respect and decent pay like they should

If you're an auto mechanic today, then forget that crap and get into industrial maintenance, like I did. All the way around, it's a much better job. If you've got any kind of mechanical background and your own tools, they'll take you. When I first started out in 1995, I was getting $18 an hour what's probably $32 an hour or more today, with benefits. When I retired in 2014, I was getting $38 an hour as lead man. Forget cars, most factory machinery is easier to work on, than cars, and while you do, have to hustle sometimes, you still get lots of sitdown and coffee time.

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So go on the tool truck, right?

Bro what happened to your other videos???

Central PA here sub 4 sub!👋🤘🏻🔧 sweet tour man! Well worth the watch!!!

exactly!why would i work as a mechanic when i can work at the local menards and make almost the same!insane

You made a very good presentation. Thank you.

I did uber, talked to a private owner busness truck driver trying to get out of the business he said the money was not there anymore. With fuel and car parts and payments it just could not meet ends. Goverment better get their head out of that hole and look around.

Well, it’s obvious. Yes, pay… but also, quality of vehicles are trending downward, and they are getting harder to fix. Too many faulty parts, too many electrical issues to chase down, some of them seem to be unfixable. I don’t blame mechanics for quitting, shit like this is enough to drive a man insane. It’s even hard to deal with dealerships in general, because they charge out the ass for parts.

I own a 2021 Jeep Gladiator and purchased 4 new Factory Take off tires and wheels, but required new sensors. I drove to my dealership and the total cost was $312.00 including labor. Labor rate there is $170 per hr. The mechanic that did the work is certified and been there 2 yrs. He is only getting $23 per hour! When I found this out it really upset me that a young guy just completed a 2 year automotive program at our local college in automotive technology. He also earned several ASE certifcations. And achieved several Chrysler Certifications! I took out $40 and gave it to him and said the job he did was perfect!!

WE GOT B YOU WANTED HIM NOW YOU HAVE A DEPRESSION TOUGH ///MECHANICS ARE OVER HEAR NOW/$10.00 HR IS TO MUCH FOR THOSE MECHANICS WHO DO // YOU WANT ME PAY $11.00 NOT A PENNY LESS YOU //

AS A MECHANIC I MAKE $10.00 AN HR// I LIVE IN MY MANSION// WORK 25 HRS A MEEK AND LIVE A GREAT LIFE//I DON'T SEE WHY EVERYONE IS CRYING LIKE B DOES//B

Unfortunately, this is not going to change. Historically, every job that once paid well, stopped paying well and became an entry level job skill with entry level pay. For example, people who leaned how to use a computer were paid very well at first till it became an entry level requirement. People who later learned Excel were paid high but now its an entry level skill with no schooling required. Same goes for the introduction of Power Point, engeneering, etc. The issue lies with greed in the end but how it gets to this point is usually when there is a strong push for a skill, a large number of people flock to learn that skill, then you have too many people skilled enougj to do your job and desperate for work so they'll take anything even if the pay is low. And when shops/dealerships realise that there are people out there who will do it for less, greed drives them to hire for less pay. The OGs who know the skill either became managers/directirs or own their own businesses now and the new guys all get paid hardly anything. And to keep the pay low, they will start requiring less qualifications or schooling till it becomes the norm and considered an entry level job, same as Excel.

Mechanics are dreadfully underpaid.. someone can go work on dishwashers and c washers and dryers and make more

you are 100% correct, opening your own shop is the best option

Apprentice union plumbers with no experience are starting at $33 in my local. That's $6 less than what I topped out at as a mechanic!! WTF? You got to be stoopid to stay in that career for more than a month. Plus, plumbing is ten times easier than mechanic work.

If you have to have a CDL for your job, you'll make more driving a truck then you will fixing the truck...

Mechanics work for rich and poor. Wouldn’t be hard to work on side jobs.

I can already tell you worked at ryder with the pay, the tv comment. Ryder fucking sucks man. I was their for 6 years and fired for not starting the truck while being in the seat and i was in the FLP program. They only oayed me 27 and change and a new guy came on at the same rate. I went to penske and make 31 now but have since switched again to start making 37. Dont be loyal to one company. Job hop. Learn everything you can.

1st time viewer and new loyal follower. Having been a gas/diesel technician for over 35 years, it’s no longer viable to be profitable in this industry. It’s sad that companies that depend on their transportation / fleet depts. do not realize that they make money when their techs are paid good and are investing in their fleet.

Found out that the dealership I'm at is currently hiring service advisors and their pay is around $750 less than mine. The advetisement stated "You don’t need to be an expert on cars or maintenance, just be passionate about delivering a five-star customer experience". So I need 4 years worth of training to become qualified to maintain and diagnose issues with how complicated the vehilces are, buy my own tools, destroy my body, deal with warranty and lose sleep because I can't remember if I missed to tourqe something for $750 more? yeah not happening, what makes it worse is that all other places are paying close to the same. Gonna start looking for an office job or something similar.

Start your own business. That’s what a capitalist economy is all about.

My comment is late, I feel for all mechanics out there, there is no moral justification for the way mechanics are treated, with what they put their bodies through, the outlay in tools, piss poor pay, etc, etc ,etc.

It’s not wages. The real reason is not mentioned because no one can see it.

I have the shorter capri tools breaker bar and the flex is ridiculous. I dont trust it and it convinced me to not buy anymore of Capri tools and went back to my old duralast breaker bar

I was a Ford Gas and Diesel master Technician. I had to fight to get to $30/hr when they are charging $180 plus door rate. Needless to say, I left the industry after 14 years. Job i have now pays less per hour but has way better benefits and a pension.

Mechanics have been over paid for years. Ppl tired of getting screwed on price to fix car and the sabatoge that most mechanics perform to get "return business". Lack of integrity has destroyed this industry as with most.

America is an anti-labor toilet.

Being a mechanic is the only job I can think of where you have to invest a significant part of your income to purchase the tools to do your job.I retired from turning wrenches years ago. Automotive mechanic is a dieing career choice. Just as TV repairmen have disappeared, vehicle technicians are headed down the same path. I also made sure that my son didn't become a mechanic. He's pursuing a PhD in genetic engineering

The US has too many car dealers. They can't make enough on new cars, so they squeeze what they can on parts and service. The Japanese companies do not over dealer their products in the US. Each dealer has a protected territory, so they don't undercut each other.

The skills that I learned is a mechanic have been invaluable, and have laid a solid foundation for career that will actually pay me well (as a commercial electrician😂)

There is never a labor shortage there is a wage shortage

25 bucks an hour is only 50k/yr. 20 yrs ago it was OK money. Now it's not. Inflation has affected everything except wages. Isn't that strange? The cost of everything but labor has risen dramatically. The law of supply and demand always applies, but what could cause that? It would seem there's an excess of supply on the labor side of the equation. But how can that be? With all the people complaining about wages vs cost of living, that would mean there's a steady supply of labor that's happy to work for peanuts. Yes, very strange indeed. I guess it's just a complete mystery. One which can never be solved.