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The ways in which promising transit bus technicians can be found are presented. Different events like apprenticeship programs, promotions and competitive wages that boost the intake of good technicians are described.

Moog Automotive Inc. has opened a 30,000-square-foot automotive training facility in St. Louis, MO. The facility, called the World Training Center, offers complete tools and equipment for automobile technicians who will be trained to troubleshoot and repair various Moog products, including Moog suspension steering components and Wagner brake systems. It is scheduled to conduct 140 training classes for 2,000 students in 1996., A technician's fantasy island becomes reality Moog Automotive, long a leader in chassis training, has opened a state-of-the-art World Training Center in St. Louis. The 30,000-square-foot facility has four classrooms [...]

Experienced technicians can benefit greatly from attending short-term training courses on wheel alignment and suspension repair given in technical institutes such as Hunter Engineering Co's school in Stow, OH. Although the course does not intend to make technicians experts in the field, it provides them with the opportunity to review the fundamental skills and concepts required by their job which are often taken for granted. The four-day training course will cost interested parties around $600 to cover food, lodging and other expenses., It has been several years since I attended my last alignment and suspension school. So considering all the vehicle and service equipment changes that have taken place, I thought it [...]

The Specialty Equipment Market Association is measuring the real-world knowledge and skills of wheel and tire professionals through the Z5 Custom Wheel & Tire Specialist certification exam. The Tire Industry Association is offering the Automotive Tire Service passenger and light truck tire training and certification program.

The importance of certified automotive service technician-training programs for the tire industry is discussed. Various certification training programs provided by the Tire Industry Association are described.

On-the-car wheel balancing Despite the accuracy of today's off-the-car computer balancers, some problems remain. And they can impact the ride of late-model vehicles. The tire-and-wheel assembly is not the only [...]

Life is tough enough without having to decide which type of disc pad is best to use. Before we enter into a long disertation on the theory of what is [...]